When the Browns ran out of the tunnel at Huntington Bank Field for their season opener against the Bengals, four rookies had earned a starting role for the Week 1 matchup.

Another five rookies subbed in over the course of the game on both sides of the ball, finding their spots to impact the game for the Browns. While Cleveland lost to Cincinnati 17-16 in the season opener, the state of the rookie class is one to be encouraged by.

"In volume, it's a lot of rookies, but they don't act like rookies, and I don't consider them rookies at this point," head coach Kevin Stefanski said. "They're guys that we're counting on. They're guys that really work at their craft, and that's been the case since they got on campus here. And you really can go down the line with all of them. They all are very s

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