After a rough start to the 2025 season, it appears that things could get easier for Cleveland over the next few games based on schedule strength.
At 1-5, the coaching staff could feel comfortable enough to start giving some of the team’s underutilized players more snaps soon to see what they have. Kevin Stefanski and Co. have already been leaning on the 2025 rookie class very heavily this year, and it’s probably time to start getting other young or unproven players on the field as well. Who knows, they might even help the Browns get some more wins this season against teams like Miami, New York, and Tennessee.
Here are three players who should be seeing more playing time as the season advances, starting this weekend:
It’s no secret that Ethan Pocic has lost an enormous step since the 2023 season for Cleveland, and he hasn’t gotten any better in 2025.
Wypler constantly impresses when he’s on the field at center or as a 6th offensive lineman in jumbo packages on short-yardage situations for the Browns. He’s the team’s best mover in space and consistently takes great angles to the second level. It’s honestly surprising that he hasn’t already taken over as the starting center yet, and the team should probably make the switch soon to see how he performs over a string of starts.
Cleveland added Corley to the practice squad earlier in the season and then promoted him to the active roster pretty quickly after that. He’s played sparingly over his first two games for the Browns (17 total snaps), but the team is undoubtedly high on his overall ability as an offensive weapon.
The team reportedly liked him in the 2024 NFL Draft due to his positional versatility, and Corley apparently chose to sign with Cleveland over “multiple offers to play elsewhere” once he was released by the Jets earlier this year.
He had a nice 11-yard sweep to the left side against Pittsburgh, and the Browns could find more ways to utilize him in the future.
The rookie from LSU was signed to the practice squad on August 28th and has been there ever since. Though he wasn’t necessarily one of the top offensive guard prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft, he was certainly seen as a “capable” player and even participated in the Reese’s Senior Bowl.
He has excellent size at 6’4”, 325 lbs., and is technically sound when it comes to pad-level and hand placement on defenders. Dellinger started at left tackle, offensive guard, and center for LSU throughout his time there, and his interior versatility could be why Cleveland was so attracted to him. With how bad the offensive line has been playing for the Browns, it would probably behoove the team to bump Dellinger up to the active roster and see what he can do at guard at some point this season.
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