Pro Football Rumors
Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports Browns running back Quinshon Judkins is a “full-go” for training camp, which officially opens on Wednesday. Prior reporting had suggested that would be the case, but it still represents a positive development for a team looking to surprise in 2026.
Judkins’ professional career got off to a rocky start, as the 2025 second-rounder was arrested last July on charges of battery and domestic violence. Those were ultimately dropped, and Judkins signed a fully-guaranteed rookie contract just before the start of the regular season. He was activated in time for Week 2, and he was in the starting lineup every game from that point through Week 16.
In that Week 16 contest, a loss to the Bills, Judkins suffered a fractured fibula and dislocated ankle. His recovery timeline was estimated at four to five months, which meant the odds of his being medically cleared in time for training camp were quite strong. Head coach Todd Monken provided an encouraging update last month, and throughout the offseason, the Browns operated as if they had no concerns about Judkins’ health. Although the team signed Tylan Wallace in free agency and selected wideouts KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston in the first and second rounds of the draft, respectively, Cleveland made no meaningful additions to its RB room.
Judkins showed promise as a rookie, recording 827 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground to go along with 26 catches for 171 yards. He averaged just 3.6 yards per carry, but that can be at least partially attributed to a lackluster passing attack that posed no real threat to opposing defenses and did not take any pressure off the Browns’ ground game.
While Cleveland’s quarterback situation remains questionable at best, the team hopes a revamped offensive line and the additions of Concepcion and Boston, together with further development from Judkins and second-year TE Harold Fannin, will gel into a solid foundation to which a franchise-caliber signal-caller can be added in 2027 (unless Shedeur Sanders or Deshaun Watson beats the odds and proves they are worthy of that mantle).
Jeff Schudel of the News-Herald observes that 10 of the Browns’ 11 offensive starters in Week 1 of the 2026 campaign will be different from the starting 11 who opened the 2025 season. WR Jerry Jeudy, who is looking for a bounceback year after a disappointing effort in ‘25, is projected to be the only holdover.
That type of overhaul is dramatic, but it’s difficult to say it was unnecessary. The Browns finished in the bottom-three in terms of both total offense and scoring offense in 2025.
