Cleveland Browns 2025 Fantasy Football Projections
Updated: Friday, August 29, 2025Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Cleveland Browns.
Projected fantasy points are based on half-PPR scoring.
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| Player | Att. | Comp. | Yards | TD | INT | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 266.4 | 164.5 | 1891.4 | 11.32 | 6.39 | 24.7 | 56.8 | 1.01 | 119.9 |
| Dillon Gabriel | 177.6 | 112.8 | 1198.8 | 6.22 | 4.44 | 22.5 | 95.6 | 0.68 | 77.59 |
| Shedeur Sanders | 148 | 94.7 | 1006.4 | 5.33 | 4.07 | 20.2 | 75.8 | 0.71 | 65.28 |
| QB Totals | 592 | 372 | 4096.6 | 22.87 | 14.9 | 67.4 | 228.2 | 2.4 | 262.77 |
Joe Flacco: While Flacco will open the season as the starter, it's also very likely that the rookies will both make starts in 2025. In his first stint with the Browns (2023), Flacco won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award. In five starts (four wins), Flacco threw for 1,616 yards (323.2 per game), 13 touchdowns (6.4%) and eight interceptions (3.9%). The more games Flacco starts, the more ideal it will be for the team's top pass catchers as well.
Dillon Gabriel: The current quarterback depth chart is 1) Flacco, 2) Gabriel, and 3) Shedeur Sanders. While Gabriel may be the first rookie to draw starts, it's likely that Sanders will get a chance as well.
Shedeur Sanders: With two first-round picks (and low expectations for 2025), Cleveland will likely be in prime position to draft one near the top of the 2026 NFL Draft and it would make sense for them to get as many evaluation data points for both Gabriel and Sanders as possible before then.
RUNNING BACKS
| Player | Att. | Yards | TD | Rec. | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Ford | 130.4 | 573.8 | 2.87 | 38 | 262.3 | 2.4 | 134.23 |
| Dylan Sampson | 143.9 | 618.8 | 3.38 | 28.5 | 214 | 1.2 | 125.01 |
| Quinshon Judkins | 98.9 | 430.2 | 2.87 | 11.2 | 82.8 | 0.5 | 77.12 |
| Raheim Sanders | 9 | 38.7 | 0.23 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 0 | 6.63 |
| RB Totals | 382.2 | 1661.5 | 9.35 | 78.8 | 567.4 | 4.1 | 342.99 |
Jerome Ford: When the Browns double-dipped in the 2025 NFL Draft with a pair of running backs, Ford became somewhat of an afterthought. It's unclear, however, what, if anything, they will get from second-rounder Quinshon Judkins, who remains unsigned and could still face league discipline. Ford handled 248 touches for 1,132 yards and nine touchdowns in 2023 with Nick Chubb suffering a devastating knee injury early in that season. While I don't expect Ford to once again handle nearly 250 touches, Ford is projected to lead Cleveland's backfield in fantasy production in 2025.
Quinshon Judkins: While a domestic battery charge has been dropped, Judkins could still face NFL discipline and he remains unsigned. When will the league conclude their investigation? When will the Browns and Judkins agree on their contract, which has an assigned value of $11.389 million based on draft slot, as they quabble over the guaranteed amounts? How much ramp up time will he need when/if he signs? Although those questions make it virtually impossible to confidently predict how much Judkins may contribute in 2025, he's an easy "avoid" in fantasy drafts.
WIDE RECEIVERS
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Jeudy | 80.1 | 1131.9 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.84 |
| Cedric Tillman | 58.2 | 686.5 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.15 |
| Jamari Thrash | 19.7 | 220.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.88 |
| Isaiah Bond | 16.1 | 199.9 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.64 |
| Gage Larvadain | 6.7 | 76.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.43 |
| DeAndre Carter | 5.7 | 65.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.19 |
| WR Totals | 186.5 | 2380.8 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 393.13 |
Jerry Jeudy: Jeudy finished his age-25 season with 90 catches on 145 targets for 1,229 yards and four touchdowns in what was, by far, the best statistical season of his career. Topping the depth chart along with Cedric Tillman, Jeudy led all wide receivers in routes run (714) in 2024, per PFF. Only Jeudy, Ja'Marr Chase (709), DJ Moore (669), and Garrett Wilson (653) exceeded 650 routes run. Even if he doesn't lead receivers in that category again, there is limited competition for targets from the team's other receivers.
TIGHT ENDS
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Njoku | 72.2 | 785.6 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.86 |
| Harold Fannin Jr. | 30.6 | 327.1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.81 |
| Blake Whiteheart | 3.9 | 35.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.53 |
| TE Totals | 106.7 | 1148.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219.2 |
David Njoku: Even though Njoku averaged a career-low 7.9 yards per reception in 2024, he averaged career highs in targets (8.8) and receptions (5.8) and his 45.9 YPG were the second-most of his career. While the quarterback situation creates uncertainty (when will the Browns transition from Joe Flacco to the rookies?), Njoku is a clear top-two option in the passing game along with Jerry Jeudy.