After a great regular season and a horrible playoff game, Jim Schwartz’s unit has a few changes
In most metrics, the Cleveland Browns defense was the best, or one of the best, in Jim Schwartz’s first year leading the group. Sadly, the defensive unit was taken to town in the NFL playoffs which has led to a few changes going into Schwartz’s second year.
With NFL free agency, the NFL draft and undrafted free agent signings mostly behind us, it is a good time to reset the Browns roster. We started with the offense which has 42 of the team’s 90-man roster. Now we turn to the defensive depth chart and what changes on that unit going into the 2024 season.
(Listed based on how they are labeled on the team’s roster page or predraft positions)
Defensive Ends – 8
- Myles Garrett
- Za’Darius Smith
- Ogbo Okoronkwo
- Alex Wright
- Isaiah McGuire
- Lonnie Phelps
- Isaiah Thomas
- Sam Kamara
Defensive Tackles – 9
- Dalvin Tomlinson
- Shelby Harris
- Maurice Hurst II
- Siaki Ika
- Quinton Jefferson
- Michael Hall II
- Jowon Briggs
- Jayden Peevy
- Chris Williams
Linebackers – 9
- Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
- Jordan Hicks
- Devin Bush
- Mohamoud Diabate
- Tony Fields II
- Charlie Thomas III
- Nathaniel Watson
- Caleb Johnson
- Winston Reid
Cornerbacks – 10
- Denzel Ward
- Greg Newsome II
- Martin Emerson Jr.
- Cameron Mitchell
- Kahlef Hailassie
- Tony Brown
- Justin Hardee
- Myles Harden
- Vincent Gray
- DyShawn Gales
Safeties – 6
- Juan Thornhill
- Grant Delpit
- Rodney McLeod Jr.
- Ronnie Hickman
- D’Anthony Bell
- Christopher Edmonds
Like the offense, 42 players on the defensive side of the ball as of this posting based on the team’s website and reported undrafted free-agent signings.
Looking at the defensive depth chart, what stands out to you above?
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