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Jacob Roach

PFF’s 10 highest-graded Browns’ defensive players vs. Titans

Jim Schwartz has had his players fired up and having fun to start the season and it is showing on the field. The Cleveland Browns have given Myles Garrett real help for the first time in his career consistently and it is paying off. All of the attention Garrett gets has allowed Schwartz to move people around and create mismatches. They showed up again against the Tennessee Titans.

There were times the Browns put Za’Darius Smith inside right next to Myles Garrett on the outside and that duo next to each other is just unfair. Alex Wright was impressive as his pursuit down the line against the run was great, notching his first career sack as well.

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Even without Greg Newsome the secondary shut down the Titans and didn’t give Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill any easy throwing lanes. After a down year, Denzel Ward has been fantastic to start the season as a no-fly zone is being built in Cleveland.

Here are the top 10 graded defensive players according to PFF for the Browns against the Titans.

DE Myles Garrett

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Overall: 93.3

Pass Rush: 93.2

Run Defense: 70.0

DE Alex Wright

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Overall: 90.5

Pass Rush: 89.9

Run Defense: 72.0

DT Maurice Hurst II

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – AUGUST 17: Maurice Hurst II

Overall: 89.6

Pass Rush: 78.5

Run Defense: 75.5

LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

Overall: 87.1

Run Defense: 82.3

Coverage: 77.0

LB Anthony Walker Jr.

Cleveland Browns linebacker Anthony Walker Jr.

Overall: 84.9

Run Defense: 76.3

Coverage: 78.9

DE Za'Darius Smith

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Overall: 70.7

Pass Rush: 65.1

Run Defense: 80.5

CB Denzel Ward

Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward

Overall: 68.7

Coverage: 72.6

Run Defense: 49.4

S Grant Delpit

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Overall: 67.7

Coverage: 71.7

Run Defense: 52.6

DE Ogbo Okoronkwo

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Overall: 66.2

Pass Rush: 68.2

Run Defense: 60.5

LB Matthew Adams

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Overall: 64.1

Run Defense: 60.6

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