The Cleveland Browns have built a reputation for building guardrails around the young prospects coming out of the NFL draft. Those guardrails have tended to revolve around the age and athleticism of prospects making the transition to the NFL level.
Take Michael Hall Jr. as a perfect example. He is the earliest drafted Browns player since the trade for quarterback Deshaun Watson, and Hall Jr. is one of the most athletic players at his position and is just 20 years old as he made the trip up I-71 North from Columbus to Cleveland. We have seen the Browns veer from these guardrails a bit, but that is mainly due to the lack of early assets they have had in the NFL draft.
However, following these guardrails early in the tenure of general manager Andrew Berry in the 2020 and 2021 NFL drafts, the Browns still have one of the younger rosters in the NFL. Where do they rank among the rest of the NFL in athleticism, however? For that, we turn to Kent Lee Platte and his creation of Relative Athletic Score that grades out a player’s athleticism on a scale of 0-to-10.
Here is where the Browns rank in average Relative Athletic Score among the rest of the league:
32. Los Angeles Rams: 6.66
31. Las Vegas Raiders: 6.91
30. Cincinnati Bengals: 6.94
29. Buffalo Bills: 7.04
28. Seattle Seahawks: 7.05
27. Tennessee Titans: 7.07
26. Houston Texans: 7.11
25. New England Patriots: 7.12
24. Carolina Panthers: 7.19
23. San Francisco 49ers: 7.23
22. Miami Dolphins: 7.24
21. Arizona Cardinals: 7.25
20. Washington Commanders: 7.26
19. Baltimore Ravens: 7.29
18. Minnesota Vikings: 7.3
17. Los Angeles Chargers: 7.37
16. Chicago Bears: 7.39
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 7.449
14. Denver Broncos: 7.45
13. Kansas City Chiefs: 7.497
12. Detroit Lions: 7.5
11. Dallas Cowboys: 7.52
10. Atlanta Falcons: 7.53
9. Cleveland Browns: 7.57
8. Pittsburgh Steelers: 7.63
7. Green Bay Packers: 7.69
6. New Orleans Saints: 7.72
5. New York Giants: 7.75
4. Jacksonville Jaguars: 7.8
3. New York Jets: 7.88
2. Philadelphia Eagles: 8.00
1. Indianapolis Colts: 8.39
