The Cleveland Browns defense took a step backward in 2024.

After helping to lead the team to the playoffs in 2023 by finishing second in DVOA, Cleveland fell all the way to No. 25 last year, contributing to the rubble of the 3-14 season.

It was not all the defense’s fault, of course, as they were tasked far too often with trying to clean up the mess left by a historically bad offense . That strain, along with the season-ending injury to linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, tackling issues in the secondary, an inability to get off the field on third downs, and a lack of turnovers, contributed to the defense not performing at a consistently high level.

Given all that, it should come as no surprise that only four members of the defense - two of which may come as a surprise - are part of

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