Division
AFC North
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
7.0p10 4.0 — p90 9.0
| Round | Prob | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Win division | 9.3% | |
| Make playoffs | 16.8% | |
| Divisional rd. | 6.1% | |
| Conf. champ. | 1.9% | |
| Super Bowl | 0.4% | |
| Win SB | 0.2% |
2026 Schedule · SOS
proj 7.1–9.9·rank 30 / 32
SOS Net
-0.85
Opp Off
-0.33
Opp Def
+0.52
| Wk | Opp | Opp | Proj | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @JAX | +4.2 | -9.8 | 23% |
| 2 | @TB | -0.3 | -5.3 | 35% |
| 3 | vsCAR | -1.8 | +0.2 | 51% |
| 4 | vsPIT | -0.4 | -1.3 | 46% |
| 5 | @NYJ | -6.9 | +1.3 | 54% |
| 6 | vsBAL | +1.3 | -2.9 | 42% |
| 7 | @TEN | -4.8 | -0.8 | 48% |
| 8 | @PIT | -0.4 | -5.3 | 35% |
| 9 | @NO | -3.3 | -2.3 | 43% |
| 10 | vsHOU | +5.7 | -7.3 | 29% |
| 12 | vsLV | -5.3 | +3.7 | 61% |
| 13 | vsCIN | -1.7 | +0.1 | 50% |
| 14 | vsATL | -1.5 | -0.1 | 50% |
| 15 | @NYG | -1.8 | -3.8 | 39% |
| 16 | @BAL | +1.3 | -6.9 | 30% |
| 17 | vsIND | +2.9 | -4.6 | 37% |
| 18 | @CIN | -1.7 | -3.9 | 39% |
Quarterbacks · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Deshaun Watson | 6'3" | 223 | 30 | Clemson |
| QB | 2nd | Shedeur Sanders | 6'2" | 212 | 24 | Colorado |
| QB | 3rd | Dillon Gabriel | 5'11" | 205 | 25 | Oregon |
| QB | 4th | Taylen Green | 6'6" | 230 | 23 | Arkansas |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 1st | Michael Burton | 6'0" | 247 | 34 | Rutgers |
| RB | 1st | Quinshon Judkins | 5'11" | 221 | 22 | Ohio State |
| RB | 2nd | Dylan Sampson | 5'8" | 200 | 21 | Tennessee |
| RB | 3rd | Raheim Sanders | 6'0" | 230 | 23 | South Carolina |
| RB | 4th | Ahmani Marshall | 6'1" | 225 | 24 | Appalachian State |
| RB | 5th | Davon Booth | 5'8" | 192 | 24 | Mississippi State; Utah State |
| RB | — | TJ Harden | 6'0" | 218 | 22 | SMU; UCLA |
Wide Receivers · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Jerry Jeudy | 6'1" | 195 | 27 | Alabama |
| WR | 2nd | KC Concepcion | 5'11" | 195 | 21 | Texas A&M |
| WR | 3rd | Denzel Boston | 6'4" | 207 | 22 | Washington |
| WR | 4th | Cedric Tillman | 6'3" | 215 | 26 | Tennessee |
| WR | 5th | Isaiah Bond | 5'11" | 180 | 22 | Texas |
| WR | 6th | Tylan Wallace | 5'11" | 200 | 27 | Oklahoma State |
| WR | 7th | Malachi Corley | 5'11" | 215 | 24 | Western Kentucky |
| WR | 8th | Jamari Thrash | 6'0" | 190 | 25 | Louisville |
| WR | 9th | Gage Larvadain | 5'8" | 171 | 23 | South Carolina |
| WR | 10th | Luke Floriea | 5'8" | 179 | 24 | Kent State |
| WR | 11th | Aaron Anderson | 5'8" | 188 | 23 | LSU |
| WR | — | Kole Wilson | 5'7" | 177 | — | Baylor; Texas State-San Marcos |
Tight Ends · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Harold Fannin | 6'4" | 241 | 21 | Bowling Green |
| TE | 2nd | Jack Stoll | 6'4" | 247 | 28 | Nebraska |
| TE | 3rd | Joe Royer | 6'5" | 250 | 24 | Cincinnati |
| TE | 4th | Blake Whiteheart | 6'4" | 250 | 26 | Wake Forest |
| TE | 5th | Carsen Ryan | 6'3" | 255 | 22 | BYU |
| TE | 6th | Brenden Bates | 6'5" | 255 | 26 | Kentucky |
Offensive Line · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Austin Barber | 6'7" | 320 | 23 | Florida |
| OL | — | Dawand Jones | 6'8" | 375 | 24 | Ohio State |
| OL | — | Elgton Jenkins | 6'5" | 311 | 30 | Mississippi State |
| OL | — | Izavion Miller | 6'5" | 305 | — | Auburn; Southwest Mississippi JC |
| OL | — | Jack Conley | 6'7" | 333 | 24 | Boston College |
| OL | — | Jeremiah Byers | 6'4" | 320 | 25 | Florida State; Texas-El Paso |
| OL | — | KT Leveston | 6'4" | 335 | 26 | Kansas State |
| OL | — | Kendrick Green | 6'4" | 315 | 27 | Illinois |
| OL | — | Kingsley Eguakun | 6'3" | 305 | 25 | Florida |
| OL | — | Luke Wypler | 6'3" | 303 | 25 | Ohio State |
| OL | — | Parker Brailsford | 6'2" | 290 | 22 | Alabama; Washington |
| OL | — | Spencer Fano | 6'6" | 315 | 23 | Utah |
| OL | — | Teven Jenkins | 6'6" | 320 | 28 | Oklahoma State |
| OL | — | Tyre Phillips | 6'5" | 330 | 29 | Mississippi State; East Mississippi JC |
| OL | — | Tytus Howard | 6'5" | 320 | 30 | Alabama State |
| OL | — | Zak Zinter | 6'6" | 310 | 25 | Michigan |
| OL | — | Zion Johnson | 6'3" | 316 | 26 | Boston College; Davidson |
Interior D-Line · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDT | 1st | Mason Graham | 6'4" | 315 | 22 | Michigan |
| RDT | 1st | Maliek Collins | 6'2" | 310 | 31 | Nebraska |
| LDT | 2nd | Kalia Davis | 6'2" | 310 | 27 | UCF |
| RDT | 2nd | Michael Hall Jr. | 6'3" | 300 | 22 | Ohio State |
| RDT | 3rd | Sam Kamara | 6'0" | 272 | 28 | Stony Brook |
| DL | — | Khordae Sydnor | 6'4" | 264 | 22 | Vanderbilt; Purdue |
| DL | — | Logan Fano | 6'5" | 252 | 23 | Utah; BYU |
| DL | — | Tyreak Sapp | 6'3" | 272 | 23 | Florida |
Edge Rushers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 1st | Alex Wright | 6'5" | 267 | 25 | UAB |
| LDE | 2nd | Isaiah McGuire | 6'4" | 268 | 24 | Missouri |
| RDE | 2nd | Julian Okwara | 6'4" | 250 | 28 | Notre Dame |
| LDT | 3rd | Adin Huntington | 6'1" | 281 | 24 | Tulane |
| RDE | 4th | Markees Watts | 6'1" | 240 | 26 | Charlotte |
| RDT | 4th | Elijah Chatman | 6'0" | 278 | 25 | SMU |
| DE | — | Myles Garrett | 6'4" | 272 | 30 | Texas A&M |
Linebackers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 1st | Carson Schwesinger | 6'3" | 242 | 23 | UCLA |
| SLB | 1st | Quincy Williams | 5'11" | 230 | 29 | Murray State |
| WLB | 1st | Winston Reid | 6'0" | 225 | 26 | Weber State |
| MLB | 2nd | Nathaniel Watson | 6'0" | 233 | 25 | Mississippi State |
| SLB | 2nd | Justin Jefferson | 6'0" | 223 | 23 | Alabama |
| WLB | 2nd | Easton Mascarenas-Arnold | 5'11" | 226 | 23 | USC; Oregon State |
| MLB | 3rd | Edefuan Ulofoshio | 6'1" | 239 | 26 | Washington |
| WLB | 4th | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | 6'2" | 221 | 26 | Notre Dame |
| LB | — | Reid Carrico | 6'2" | 230 | — | West Virginia; Ohio State |
Defensive Backs · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCB | 1st | Denzel Ward | 5'11" | 190 | 29 | Ohio State |
| NB | 1st | Myles Harden | 5'11" | 195 | 24 | South Dakota |
| RCB | 1st | Tyson Campbell | 6'1" | 195 | 26 | Georgia |
| SS | 1st | Grant Delpit | 6'3" | 208 | 27 | LSU |
| FS | 2nd | Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | 6'4" | 201 | 22 | Toledo |
| NB | 2nd | Myles Bryant | 5'9" | 192 | 28 | Washington |
| SS | 2nd | Christopher Edmonds | 6'2" | 210 | 24 | Arizona State; Samford |
| FS | 3rd | Daniel Thomas | 5'10" | 215 | 27 | Auburn |
| RCB | 3rd | D'Angelo Ross | 5'9" | 190 | 29 | New Mexico |
| FS | 4th | Donovan McMillon | 6'1" | 208 | 23 | Pittsburgh |
| RCB | 4th | Tre Avery | 5'11" | 185 | 29 | Rutgers |
| DB | — | Dom Jones | 6'2" | 192 | 25 | Colorado State; North Dakota State |
| DB | — | Michael Coats Jr. | 5'9" | 184 | 24 | West Virginia; Nevada; East Central JC |
| DB | — | Nate Evans | 5'11" | 191 | 23 | Delaware; N.C. State |
| DB | — | Tyron Herring | 6'2" | 195 | 25 | Delaware; Dartmouth |
| DB | — | Zion Washington | 6'1" | 208 | — | Boise State |
Special Teams · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1st | Corey Bojorquez | 6'0" | 217 | 29 | New Mexico |
| KR | 1st | Malachi Corley | 5'11" | 215 | 24 | Western Kentucky |
| P | 1st | Corey Bojorquez | 6'0" | 217 | 29 | New Mexico |
| PK | 1st | Andre Szmyt | 6'0" | 200 | 27 | Syracuse |
| PR | 1st | Gage Larvadain | 5'8" | 171 | 23 | South Carolina |
| KR | 2nd | Dylan Sampson | 5'8" | 200 | 21 | Tennessee |
| PR | 2nd | Isaiah Bond | 5'11" | 180 | 22 | Texas |
| KR | 3rd | Tylan Wallace | 5'11" | 200 | 27 | Oklahoma State |
| PR | 3rd | KC Concepcion | 5'11" | 195 | 21 | Texas A&M |
| LS | — | Rex Sunahara | 6'6" | 242 | 29 | West Virginia |
| P | — | Nik Constantinou | 6'3" | 225 | 26 | Texas A&M |
| P | — | Wes Pahl | 6'4" | 207 | — | Oklahoma State |
Team Profile
2025 · pct vs league
| Pass Off | -0.29 | #32 | 0% |
| Rush Off | -0.05 | #26 | 19% |
| Pass Def | -0.13 | #3 | 94% |
| Rush Def | -0.05 | #7 | 81% |
| Scoring Off | 279 | #31 | 3% |
| Scoring Def | 379 | #14 | 58% |
EPA Trend
EPA/play by season · adj
NetOffDefDef: lower = better
Performance · 2025
5-12 · -100 pt diff
| Metric | Off | Def | Rk |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA / play (adj) | -0.186 | -0.077 | 28 |
| EPA / play (raw) | -0.159 | -0.072 | 32/4 |
| Pass EPA | -0.288 | -0.132 | 32/3 |
| Rush EPA | -0.048 | -0.053 | 26/7 |
| Points | 279 | 379 | — |
Lower def EPA = better. Ranks: 1 best, 32 worst.
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
16.4
31st in NFL
PPG Against
22.3
14th in NFL
Differential
-5.9
28th in NFL
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LSeason Results
5-12 · 8-9 ATS
WinLossCoveredmargin per game
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-6 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| Away | 2-6 | 14.5 | 27 |
| Competition | |||
| One-score (≤8) | 3-6 | 18.2 | 19.6 |
| vs Winning teams | 2-7 | 11.8 | 22.9 |
| Environment | |||
| Indoors | 1-1 | 17 | 22 |
| Outdoors | 4-11 | 16.3 | 22.3 |
| Grass | 4-9 | 16.6 | 20.6 |
| Turf | 1-3 | 15.8 | 27.8 |
| Cold (<40°F) | 1-4 | 16 | 25.8 |
Recent Form · last 5
2-3 SU · 3-2 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2025
| Straight up | 5-12 |
| ATS | 8-947% |
| Over / Under | 8-9 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 7-7 |
| As underdog | 1-2 |
| Home | 6-3 |
| Away | 2-6 |
vs closing line · splits show cover-no cover
Cap & Roster Construction
APY $217M· gtd $499M
OFF $86.6M (40%)DEF $127M (59%)ST $3.0M
| Group | Players | APY | % Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 3 | $48.7M | 22% |
| RB | 5 | $7.4M | 3% |
| WR | 8 | $25.3M | 12% |
| TE | 4 | $5.2M | 2% |
| DL | 5 | $25.2M | 12% |
| EDGE | 6 | $16.5M | 8% |
| LB | 7 | $26.0M | 12% |
| DB | 10 | $59.5M | 27% |
| ST | 2 | $3.0M | 1% |
Top Contracts
| Player | Yrs | Total | Gtd | APY | Cap% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun WatsonQB | 5 | $230M | $230M | $46.0M | 22.1% |
| Denzel WardCB | 5 | $101M | $44.5M | $20.1M | 9.7% |
| Tyson CampbellCB | 4 | $76.5M | $31.4M | $19.1M | 7.5% |
| Jerry JeudyWR | 3 | $52.5M | $41.0M | $17.5M | 6.9% |
| Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahLB | 3 | $37.5M | $20.0M | $12.5M | 4.9% |
| Grant DelpitS | 3 | $36.0M | $14.9M | $12.0M | 5.3% |
Pending Free Agents
| Player | Free | APY |
|---|---|---|
| Grant DelpitS | 2026 | $12.0M |
| Deshaun WatsonQB | 2027 | $46.0M |
| Denzel WardCB | 2027 | $20.1M |
| Jerry JeudyWR | 2027 | $17.5M |
| Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahLB | 2027 | $12.5M |
| Maliek CollinsDT | 2027 | $10.0M |
| Kalia DavisDT | 2027 | $2.0M |
| Corey BojorquezPN | 2027 | $2.0M |
Roster Profile
avg age 25.1
R1 6Day2 17Day3 17UDFA 26
Homegrown 25 (38%)Acquired 41
Avg experience3.0 yrs
Rookies / Vets (8+ yr)10 / 6
| Group | Players | Avg Age |
|---|---|---|
| QB | 4 | 25.5 |
| RB | 6 | 24.7 |
| WR | 11 | 24 |
| TE | 6 | 24.5 |
| DL | 5 | 26 |
| EDGE | 6 | 25.3 |
| LB | 8 | 25.1 |
| DB | 11 | 26.2 |
| ST | 9 | 24.8 |
Injury Report · 10
last report week 21
| Pos | Player | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RB | Michael Burton | IR· Foot |
| DT | Maliek Collins | IR· Not injury related - resting player |
| OL | Elgton Jenkins | IR· Hip |
| TE | Jack Stoll | IR· Knee |
| OL | Dawand Jones | IR· Knee |
| LB | Winston Reid | PUP-Vested· Back |
| RB | Quinshon Judkins | IR· Not injury related - personal matter |
| LB | Carson Schwesinger | IR· Ankle |
| LB | Nathaniel Watson | IR· Quadricep |
| DB | Dom Jones | IR |
CLE News
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