Rookie Recap

[BadNewsBrowns]

Interesting article, not the popular pick but maybe Schwartz was our ROY?

 

 

www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/02/06/rookie-recap-afc-north/2/

 

Rookie Recap: AFC North

Steve Palazzolo | 2013/02/06

 

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Cleveland Browns

 

Trent Richardson, RB

Draft: First round, 3rd overall

Snaps/Usage: 725 snaps in his 15 games as starting running back

 

Notes: The Browns traded up to grab Richardson with the third overall pick and he stepped in as their feature back in Week 1. He finished seventh in Elusive Rating at 38.8 and most of his damage was done in the passing game where his 19 forced missed tackles led all running backs. He graded at +6.1 as a runner, though he struggled in pass protection where he surrendered nine pressures on his 69 pass block attempts, good for a -2.6 grade.

 

Brandon Weeden, QB

Draft: First round, 22nd overall

Snaps/Usage: Starting quarterback for all 15 games in which he played

 

Notes: It was a difficult rookie season for Weeden, who graded as our worst quarterback at -30.0. There were a few positives, as his Accuracy Percentage ranked 12th in the league, though only 46.6% of his yards came through the air, second fewest in the league. With a new regime in town, Weeden’s hold on the starting job may be short-lived, but if he’s back under center next season he has to show a lot of improvement to ensure his spot as the quarterback of the future in Cleveland.

 

Mitchell Schwartz, RT

Draft: Second round, 37th overall

Snaps/Usage: Starting all 16 games at right tackle, missed only two offensive snaps all season

 

Notes: After a difficult debut that saw him grade at -4.7, Schwartz turned it around and had a fantastic season. He finished at +15.9 and his final grades are almost identical to Minnesota Vikings first-round pick Matt Kalil. They both locked down the tackle spots on our All-Rookie Team. Schwartz was much better in pass protection, as he ranked 17th in PBE, at 95.8, though he graded at -2.9 as a run blocker.

 

John Hughes, DT

Draft: Third round, 87th overall

Snaps/Usage: 529 snaps, played in all 16 games as part of defensive line rotation

 

Notes: Despite being pushed around at times in the running game, Hughes showed an ability to make plays as he ranked 17th among defensive tackles in Run Stop Percentage, at 6.9. As a pass rusher, he notched only nine pressures on his 287 rush attempts, good for a PRP of only 2.8 and a -3.1 grade.

 

Billy Winn, DT

Draft: Sixth round, 206th overall

Snaps/Usage: 719 snaps, played in all 16 games as part of defensive line rotation

 

Notes: Like Hughes, Winn was a fixture on the Browns’ defensive line rotation from Week 1. He showed well as a run stopper, grading at +5.0 with a Run Stop Percentage of 6.6. Winn had his issues as a pass rusher, where he got pressured on the quarterback on only 19 of his 432 rushes, good for a PRP of 3.6.

 

Josh Gordon, WR

Draft: Second round, Supplemental Draft

Snaps/Usage: 839 snaps, 549 as outside left wide receiver

 

Notes: The Browns will be without their second-round pick in this upcoming draft, but Gordon turned out to be the best rookie wide receiver this season. He averaged 16.1 yards on his 50 receptions to go with five touchdowns. Gordon dropped only four passes as he added a sure-handed deep threat to the Browns’ offense.

 

Other Browns rookies:

 

Fourth-round WR Travis Benjamin saw 308 snaps and caught 18 balls for 298 yards (16.6 yards/reception). Fellow fourth round linebacker James-Michael Johnson played 294 snaps and picked up 14 of his 21 tackles went for stops. In the fifth round, the Browns selected G Ryan Miller who played all 11 of his snaps in Week 17. He still managed to give up two sacks and a hurry for a -2.1 pass block grade. CB Trevin Wade was picked in the seventh round and spent all but 10 of his 201 snaps covering the slot. He gave up two touchdowns on only 10 targets and finished at -1.9 in coverage. Undrafted TE Brad Smelley saw all 26 of his snaps in the last two weeks of the season, and graded at -1.5 as a run blocker. FS Tashaun Gipson played the majority of his 377 snaps in the second half of the season, including three starts. He finished at +0.4 for the season. DT Ishmaa’ily Kitchen was yet another rookie in the defensive line rotation. He did most of his work before Week 10 and finished with only five pressures on his 104 pass rushes. LB L.J. Fort got off to a great start in a spot start in Week 1 as he came away with an interception and a pass defensed, but was relegated to mostly special teams duty the rest of the season and finished with only 98 snaps. Fellow linebacker Tank Carder graded at +2.4 on his 30 snaps. CB Johnson Bademosi played 21 of his 24 snaps in Week 11, but he made his mark on special teams where his 15 tackles tied for third in the NFL. WR Josh Cooper played 81 of his 91 snaps in the slot. He caught eight of his 16 targets for 106 yards.

[Erie Dawg]

After you look at it that way I guess he might be, my vote would have been Gordon.