Dan Gilinsky

Last season, the Cleveland Browns defense was one of the few positive takeaways from the team's 5-12 campaign. Despite offensive struggles and inconsistent special teams play, the defense was consistently one of Cleveland's strengths.

The Cleveland Browns' defense has its share of impact players across the board, with Jared Verse, Carson Schwesinger, and Denzel Ward being a few names that jump out at each level. Others such as Mason Graham and Grant Delpit will make plenty of plays, too.

For Cleveland Browns fans, it’s easy to be envious about plenty of other fan bases around the NFL. Many teams have stability at the quarterback position, which

KC Concepcion is one of the young players to watch for the Cleveland Browns this season. He was the first of two wide receiver selections by Cleveland in the spring, along with Denzel Boston. Both players appear to be dynamic weapons for the Browns to feature, and they had their moments in preseason.

It's evident that head coach Todd Monken is going to want the Cleveland Browns to run the ball plenty with Quinshon Judkins in 2026. Cleveland wants to have balance, and Judkins should benefit from the Browns fully addressing their offensive line over the offseason.

It was tough for Cleveland Browns fans to see Myles Garrett get traded, for obvious reasons. That aside, Cleveland did get multiple draft picks back in that deal with the Los Angeles Rams, and young edge defender Jared Verse should be one of Cleveland's cornerstones moving forward.

In Week 1, nothing went well for the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland was dismantled 34-10 by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Cleveland's offense could not get in sync and the defense was gashed by the pass and run.

Through four games, the Cleveland Browns are in a pleasantly surprising place at 3-1. Cleveland has found ways to win in cinematic fashion over its last three games, and plenty have contributed in those contests. A

After pulling out victories in three straight games, including an emotional win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4, the Cleveland Browns laid an egg in Week 5 . Cleveland's offense was bogged down in its 17-12 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday in what was a rain-soaked mess.

In improbable fashion, the Cleveland Browns will enter Week 7 with a 4-2 mark. Cleveland sits atop the AFC North thanks to a stingy defense, special teams coming through in some big spots — particularly in the kicking game — and timely plays from Deshaun Watson and the offense.