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Cleveland Browns

Who gets the ball in Browns games: the passes, the runs and the chances near the end zone.

2026 season · Weeks 1–9 · Report built Nov 9, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC

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Every week so far

Switches the target, backfield and red-zone tables below.

Target distribution

Out of every 10 passes the team throws, how many go to each player. More passes mean more chances to score.

Player	Position	Target share	Games	Targets	Air-yards share	WOPR	End-zone targets
Denzel Boston	WR	22%	9	60	44%	0.63	11
KC Concepcion	WR	20%	9	55	22%	0.45	0
Harold Fannin Jr.	TE	19%	9	53	16%	0.40	4
Dylan Sampson	RB	16%	3	17	−2%	0.23	0
Jerry Jeudy	WR	11%	8	28	15%	0.28	0
Quinshon Judkins	RB	10%	8	24	−2%	0.13	0
Isaiah Bond	WR	9%	3	9	18%	0.27	1
Raheim Sanders	RB	8%	5	12	−2%	0.11	0
Jaleel McLaughlin	RB	5%	4	6	1%	0.08	0
Blake Whiteheart	TE	4%	5	6	3%	0.08	0
Michael Burton	RB	4%	2	2	0%	0.05	0
Malachi Corley	WR	3%	1	1	−4%	0.03	0
Tylan Wallace	WR	3%	3	3	0%	0.05	0
Jimmy Horn Jr.	WR	3%	1	1	1%	0.05	0

Backfield split

Out of every 10 runs, how many each player gets. It shows who the main running back is.

Player	Position	Carry share	Games	Carries	Goal-line runs	Red-zone share
Quinshon Judkins	RB	57%	8	116	8	43%
Deshaun Watson	QB	26%	8	51	1	16%
Dylan Sampson	RB	19%	3	15	0	8%
Shedeur Sanders	QB	13%	3	10	1	4%
Jaleel McLaughlin	RB	11%	4	11	0	5%
Raheim Sanders	RB	7%	5	9	0	0%
Michael Burton	RB	2%	2	1	0	0%

Red-zone share

Passes and runs that start within 20 yards of the end zone: the closest chances to score.

Player	Position	Red-zone share	Games	Red-zone chances	Goal-line runs	End-zone targets
Quinshon Judkins	RB	43%	8	23	8	0
Deshaun Watson	QB	16%	8	8	1	0
Denzel Boston	WR	16%	9	9	0	11
KC Concepcion	WR	10%	9	6	0	0
Dylan Sampson	RB	8%	3	2	0	0
Harold Fannin Jr.	TE	7%	9	4	0	4
Jaleel McLaughlin	RB	5%	4	1	0	0
Shedeur Sanders	QB	4%	3	1	1	0
Blake Whiteheart	TE	3%	5	1	0	0
Jerry Jeudy	WR	2%	8	1	0	0

Quarterback

Whoever played most recently is listed first.

Player	Last game	Games	Dropbacks	EPA per dropback	CPOE (accuracy)	Carries	Expected points per game Est.
Shedeur Sanders	Week 9	3	39	+0.01	−4.6	10	6.3
Deshaun Watson	Week 8	8	282	−0.04	−0.2	51	15.5

Target share by week

Out of every 10 passes each week, how many went to each player. A dash means no passes, runs or pass plays for him that week (a bye week, or he didn't play or get a chance).

Player	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Season
Denzel Boston WR	18%	23%	13%	21%	22%	20%	23%	28%	24%	22%
KC Concepcion WR	23%	20%	30%	24%	3%	24%	29%	10%	21%	20%
Harold Fannin Jr. TE	14%	20%	30%	15%	13%	12%	26%	30%	7%	19%
Dylan Sampson RB	—	—	—	—	—	—	9%	20%	21%	16%
Jerry Jeudy WR	18%	3%	—	9%	22%	16%	11%	3%	14%	11%
Quinshon Judkins RB	9%	17%	7%	21%	13%	—	3%	5%	3%	10%
Isaiah Bond WR	—	3%	—	3%	22%	—	—	—	—	9%
Raheim Sanders RB	14%	3%	17%	6%	3%	—	—	—	—	8%

Browns talking points

Quinshon Judkins

RBCLERed-zone role

Quinshon Judkins has 23 of CLE's 54 red-zone opportunities (43%), including 8 carries inside the 5.

Red-zone opportunities: 23
Team red-zone opportunities: 54
Red-zone share: 43%
Carries inside the 5: 8

Observed: Weeks 1–5 and 7–9 · 8 games

Quinshon Judkins

RBCLETouchdowns below usage

Quinshon Judkins has scored 3 touchdowns on modeled targets and carries that usually produce 5.3, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns: 3
Expected touchdownsEst.: 5.3
Expected PPR per gameEst.: 14.0
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.: −2.5

Observed: Weeks 1–5 and 7–9 · 8 games

Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

Shedeur Sanders

QBCLERole up

Shedeur Sanders's share of CLE carries rose to 29% in week 9 (10 carries), from 0% in weeks 3-8.

Carry share, week 9: 29%
Carries, week 9: 10
Carry share, weeks 3 and 8: 0%

Observed: Weeks 3 and 8–9 · 3 games

Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Harold Fannin Jr.

TECLETouchdowns above usage

Harold Fannin Jr. has scored 4 touchdowns on modeled targets and carries that usually produce 2.3, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns: 4
Expected touchdownsEst.: 2.3
Expected PPR per gameEst.: 9.8
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.: +2.0

Observed: Weeks 1–9 · 9 games

Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

Denzel Boston

WRCLERookie role

Rookie Denzel Boston has a 22% target share through 9 games.

Target share: 22%
Targets: 60

Observed: Weeks 1–9 · 9 games

Isaiah Bond

WRCLERole up

Isaiah Bond's target share rose to 22% in week 5 (7 targets), from 3% in weeks 2-4.

Target share, week 5: 22%
Targets, week 5: 7
Target share, weeks 2 and 4: 3%
Targets, weeks 2 and 4: 2

Observed: Weeks 2 and 4–5 · 3 games

Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

KC Concepcion

WRCLERookie role

Rookie KC Concepcion has a 20% target share through 9 games.

Target share: 20%
Carry share: 4%
Targets: 55
Carries: 10

Observed: Weeks 1–9 · 9 games

What the Browns defense allows

Per game, what opposing quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends have done against the Browns in weeks 1–9. Ranks compare every defense.

QBvs Quarterbacks
14.1
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 8th fewest of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 33.0pass attempts
- 220.2passing yards
- 3.4carries
- 1.1red-zone chances
Every defense vs quarterbacks →
RBvs Running backs
21.3
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 15th most of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 23.4carries
- 4.8targets
- 3.6catches
- 3.8red-zone chances
Every defense vs running backs →
WRvs Wide receivers
29.8
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 11th fewest of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 18.7targets
- 10.9catches
- 248.0air yards
- 2.8red-zone chances
Every defense vs wide receivers →
TEvs Tight ends
14.8
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 10th most of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 7.6targets
- 5.2catches
- 55.7air yards
- 1.2red-zone chances
Every defense vs tight ends →

Game by game

Fantasy points (PPR) that opposing players scored against the Browns in each game.

Fantasy points allowed by the Cleveland Browns defense, by week and position
Week	Opponent	Quarterbacks	Running backs	Wide receivers	Tight ends
1	JAX	25.8	16.3	50.6	12.2
2	TB	12.2	17.5	29.7	8.8
3	CAR	13.6	17.4	29.7	23.8
4	PIT	22.0	15.5	41.2	22.4
5	NYJ	10.0	21.3	30.9	5.7
6	BAL	13.4	8.9	20.7	15.8
7	TEN	5.7	38.9	22.0	6.8
8	PIT	4.9	32.9	11.3	24.0
9	NO	19.7	23.1	31.7	13.6

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