2018 Cleveland Browns season

2018 Cleveland Browns season
2018 Cleveland Browns season
Owner	Jimmy Haslam
General manager	John Dorsey
Head coach	Hue Jackson
Home field	FirstEnergy Stadium
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The 2018 Cleveland Browns season will be the franchise's upcoming 70th season as a professional sports franchise, its 66th season as a member of the National Football League, the third under head coach Hue Jackson and the first full season under general manager John Dorsey. They will try to bounce back from the NFL's second 0–16 season and end a 15-year playoff drought — currently the longest in the NFL and the second longest drought in major North American professional sports.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On January 2, new general manager John Dorsey hired Green Bay Packers personnel executive Alonzo Highsmith as Vice President of Football Operations.^[1]

Draft

2018 Cleveland Browns Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	1
1	4
2	33
2	35
2	TBD
3	65
4	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD

Notes

Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Staff

**Cleveland Browns staff**
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	Front office Owners – Jimmy Haslam, Dee Haslam, Whitney Haslam-Johnson, J.W. Johnson Chief strategy officer – Paul DePodesta Executive vice president/COO – David Jenkins Executive vice president of football operations/general manager – Andrew Berry Assistant general manager/vice president of football operations – Catherine Raîche Assistant general manager/vice president of player personnel – Glenn Cook Vice president of football administration – Chris Cooper Vice president of research and strategy – Andrew Healy Vice president of player personnel process and development – Ken Kovash Director of football administration – Taylor Young Director of player personnel – Dan Saganey Director of pro scouting – Adam Al-Khayyal Director of college scouting – Max Paulus Senior personnel/coaching executive – Bob Quinn Senior executive advisor to the GM – Jimmy Raye III Advisor to the GM – Chris Polian Director of football operations – Tyler Hamblin Director of football operations & process – Joy Tapajcik Director of research and strategy – Dave Giuliani Director of scouting research – Mike Cetta Director of football information systems – Brad DeAngelis Head coaches Head coach – Kevin Stefanski Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Raymond Ventrone Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ken Dorsey Senior offensive assistant – Bill Musgrave Running backs – Duce Staley Pass game coordinator/wide receivers – Chad O'Shea Assistant wide receivers – Callie Brownson Pass game specialist/tight ends – Tommy Rees Offensive line – Andy Dickerson Assistant offensive line – Roy Istvan Offensive assistant – Jonathan Decoster Offensive assistant/quarterbacks – Ashton Grant Bill Willis diversity coaching fellow – Nemo Washington			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jim Schwartz Defensive line – Jacques Cesaire Assistant defensive line – Jordan Thomas Linebackers – Jason Tarver Cornerbacks – Brandon Lynch Safeties – Ephraim Banda Defensive assistant – Zach Dunn Defensive quality control – Jeff Anderson Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Stephen Bravo-Brown Support staff Senior assistant/special projects – Kevin Rogers Coordinator of coaching logistics – Riley Hecklinski Strength and conditioning Director of high performance – Shaun Huls Director of strength and conditioning – Larry Jackson Assistant strength and conditioning/sports science – Josh Christovich Assistant strength and conditioning – Monty Gibson Assistant strength and conditioning – Dale Jones Assistant strength and conditioning – Evan Marcus Director of performance nutrition – Katy Meassick → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**Cleveland Browns roster**
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Quarterbacks 10 Tyler Huntley 17 Dorian Thompson-Robinson 4 Deshaun Watson 5 Jameis Winston Running backs 24 Nick Chubb 34 Jerome Ford 27 D'Onta Foreman 22 Nyheim Hines 41 John Kelly 44 Giovanni Ricci FB 49 Aidan Robbins 20 Pierre Strong Jr. Wide receivers 18 David Bell 87 Ahmarean Brown 84 Jalen Camp 2 Amari Cooper 16 Jaelon Darden 3 Jerry Jeudy 89 Matt Landers 8 Elijah Moore 11 James Proche 80 Jamari Thrash 19 Cedric Tillman 81 Michael Woods II Tight ends 88 Jordan Akins 83 Zaire Mitchell-Paden 85 David Njoku 82 Treyton Welch		Offensive linemen 74 Hakeem Adeniji T 52 Brian Allen C 75 Joel Bitonio G 67 Javion Cohen G 78 Jack Conklin T 50 Wyatt Davis G 68 Michael Dunn G 66 James Hudson T 65 Germain Ifedi G 79 Dawand Jones T 61 Roy Mbaeteka T (Int.) 55 Ethan Pocic C 77 Wyatt Teller G 69 Lorenzo Thompson T 71 Jedrick Wills T 56 Luke Wypler C 70 Zak Zinter G Defensive linemen 53 Jowon Briggs DT 95 Myles Garrett DE 51 Michael Hall Jr. DT 93 Shelby Harris DT 90 Maurice Hurst Jr. DT 62 Siaki Ika DT 72 Quinton Jefferson DT 92 Sam Kamara DE 57 Isaiah McGuire DE 54 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo DE 99 Za'Darius Smith DE 96 Isaiah Thomas DE 94 Dalvin Tomlinson DT 98 Chris Williams DT 91 Alex Wright DE		Linebackers 30 Devin Bush Jr. ILB 43 Mohamoud Diabate OLB 42 Tony Fields II OLB 58 Jordan Hicks OLB 48 Caleb Johnson MLB 6 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah OLB 59 Winston Reid MLB 35 Charlie Thomas OLB 40 Nathaniel Watson MLB Defensive backs 37 D'Anthony Bell FS 36 Brady Breeze FS 38 Tony Brown CB 9 Grant Delpit SS 41 Chris Edmonds S 23 Martin Emerson CB 49 DyShawn Gales CB 31 Vincent Gray S 25 Kahlef Hailassie CB 28 Justin Hardee CB 26 Myles Harden CB 33 Ronnie Hickman FS 12 Rodney McLeod SS 29 Cameron Mitchell CB 0 Greg Newsome II CB 1 Juan Thornhill FS 21 Denzel Ward CB Special teams 13 Corey Bojorquez P 7 Dustin Hopkins K 47 Charley Hughlett LS 36 Cade York K				Rookies in italics Roster updated June 20, 2024 Depth chart Transactions 89 active (+1 exempt) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Browns' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2018 opponents

Listed below are the Browns' opponents for 2018. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.^[2]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC North)	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers
Conference opponents (AFC West)	Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers	Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders
Conference opponents (based on 2017 division placement)	New York Jets	Houston Texans
Interconference opponents (NFC South)	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers	New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

^ Demovsky, Rob (January 3, 2018). "Alonzo Highsmith leaves Packers front office to be Browns' VP of football operations". ESPN.com.
^ "2018 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

External links

Official website

[1] Demovsky, Rob (January 3, 2018). "Alonzo Highsmith leaves Packers front office to be Browns' VP of football operations". ESPN.com.

[2] "2018 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

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Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers
Playoff appearances (30)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1980 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 2002 2020 2023
Division championships (12)	1946 1947 1948 1967 1968 1969 1971 1980 1985 1986 1987 1989
Conference championships (11)	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1964 1965 1968 1969
League championships (8)	AAFC: 1946 1947 1948 1949 NFL: 1950 1954 1955 1964
Retired numbers	14 32 45 46 76
Hall of Fame inductees	Players: Brown, J. DeLamielleure Ford Gatski Graham Groza Hickerson Kelly Lavelli McCormack Mitchell Motley Newsome Thomas Warfield Willis Coach: Brown, P.
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1950–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division
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