These are the top fantasy football players of the Cleveland Browns as ranked by Average Draft Position (ADP) in PPR-format mock drafts.
Data as of May 8, 2025.
| # | Name | Pos | Team | ADP | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinshon Judkins | RB | CLE | 7.05 | - |
| 2 | David Njoku | TE | CLE | 7.08 | - |
| 3 | Jerome Ford | RB | CLE | 13.06 | - |
Quinshon Judkins's current ADP is 7.05, which is the 5th pick of the 7th round, and 77th selection overall.
David Njoku's current ADP is 7.08, which is the 8th pick of the 7th round, and 79th selection overall.
Jerome Ford's current ADP is 13.06, which is the 6th pick of the 13th round, and 150th selection overall.
| Week | Home/Away | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2 | Away | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 3 | Home | New York Giants |
| 4 | Away | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 5 | Away | Washington Redskins |
| 6 | Away | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 7 | Home | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 8 | Home | Baltimore Ravens |
| 9 | Home | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 11 | Away | New Orleans Saints |
| 12 | Home | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 13 | Away | Denver Broncos |
| 14 | Away | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 15 | Home | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 16 | Away | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 17 | Home | Miami Dolphins |
| 18 | Away | Baltimore Ravens |
According to Zac Jackson of The Athletic, Kenny Pickett or Joe Flacco could be traded this summer, depending on how things go with the Cleveland Browns quarterback competition during the offseason. Cleveland notably selected Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel in Round 3 and Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders in Round 5 of the 2025 NFL Draft. While Deshaun Watson (Achilles) is not likely to be a factor in 2025, the additions of the rookies create a crowded position room. Jackson noted that Pickett's has $2.63 million that his "essentially" guaranteed by Cleveland, which could suggest Flacco is more likely to be dealt. The Browns are likely looking at picking a first-round quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft, so seeing what Gabriel and Sanders can do is a top priority rather than winning a few more games with one of the established veterans.
May 7, 2025 2:57 PM EST
Wide receiver Diontae Johnson's one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns is for the veteran's minimum of $1.17 million and doesn't include any guaranteed money, according to ESPN's Field Yates. It's essentially a zero-risk deal for the Browns, while Johnson will be hoping to re-establish his value at just 28 years old. The former third-round pick (66th overall) of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019 out of Toledo was traded to the Carolina Panthers last offseason. He caught 30 of 58 targets for 357 yards and three touchdowns in seven starts before then being traded to the Baltimore Ravens. Johnson was not a good fit there and only caught one of five targets for six yards before being cut. He then latched on with the Houston Texans and caught two of four targets for 12 yards in one game. Johnson has an opportunity in Cleveland alongside Jerry Jeudy, but his volatility and the Browns' QB situation makes him unattractive in most fantasy leagues.
May 6, 2025 1:15 PM EST
Cleveland Browns rookie running back Jerome Ford agreed to a pay cut with the team on Friday, reducing his 2025 salary from $3.486 million to a guaranteed $1.75 million, a league source told The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Mary Kay Cabot. It means that free-agent RB Nick Chubb will likely not be re-signing with the Browns this offseason. The move to reduce Ford's salary comes after the Browns selected former Ohio State RB Quinshon Judkins with the 33rd overall pick in last week's NFL draft. Cleveland also added to the RB room and took former Tennessee rusher Dylan Sampson at No. 126 overall. Ford, a fifth-rounder in 2022, led the team with 565 yards on 104 carries (5.4 yards per carry) and three touchdowns with Chubb coming off a serious knee injury in 2023. The 25-year-old Ford is technically still atop the team's RB depth chart, but his reduction in pay is a clear sign that Judkins will have the opportunity to become the RB1 sooner than later in 2025.
May 2, 2025 11:25 PM EST
The NFL is fining the Atlanta Falcons $250,000 and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich $100,000 due to the leak of quarterback Shedeur Sanders' phone number ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft, according to NFL insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero, and Mike Garafolo. Ulbrich's son, Jax, used the phone number to prank call Sanders on Day 2 of last week's draft. The 21-year-old issued a public apology days later, and the NFL is looking into ways to stop this from happening in the future.
April 30, 2025 2:08 PM EST
The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Mary Kay Cabot writes that it is going to be a steep climb for rookie fifth-round quarterback Shedeur Sanders to beat out Steelers 2022 first-rounder Kenny Pickett, 2025 third-round rookie Dillon Gabriel and fan favorite Joe Flacco for the starting job in 2025. The Browns passed on Sanders six times in last week's draft, including at No. 94 when they took Oregon product Gabriel. Cleveland only traded up to take Sanders at 144th overall because the "steep discount" was too good to pass up. Cabot thinks the 23-year-old will have to outperform the other three QBs on the roster, and he'll have to do it with limited reps this summer. If the season started tomorrow, Pickett might be the current favorite to start under center for the Browns. If Sanders doesn't look good in training camp, he could eventually be cut before the start of the 2025 season this fall.
April 30, 2025 1:52 PM EST
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