Browns: Looking at every player with a shot at the Pro Bowl
By Chad Porto
Browns players with a case to make the Pro Bowl
(Injuries or issues elsewhere at some point may hinder their chances)
Wyatt Teller
Wyatt Teller should be a lock to go, but when it’s all said and done, how many games will he miss? He’s missed three full games so far, most of a fourth, and might miss a fifth; if not more. While Teller is the best guard in football, it’s hard to argue that the second and third best guards in football, who played an entire (or near an entire) full season don’t deserve to go in Teller’s stead.
Kareem Hunt
Kareem Hunt only having 772 yards rushing was expected. Hunt having only 252 yards receiving was not. Hunt was signed with the idea that he’d be the pass-catcher out of the backfield, but he’s failed to really generate any type of backfield productivity as a receiver. The hope was that he’d have at least 800 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving by year’s end. While Hunt might hit 1,000 yards rushing still, that wasn’t what was going to get him to the Pro Bowl. Being a big-time back that was different than Nick Chubb was. Hunt isn’t even on Chubb’s level as a runner, which is why he needed that little something extra to stand out.
Baker Mayfield
If Baker Mayfield didn’t have those three games where the weather conditions were so dreadful, he’d be the third quarterback in the AFC going to the Pro Bowl. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Good news for Mayfield, however, he has the Jets still to play, and a Steelers team that may not be giving it there all. He could easily tack on seven more touchdowns this year. A top ten QBR, a top 12 QB rating, and 30 touchdowns on the year (with hopefully sub-10 interceptions)? That’s a Pro Bowl season.
Denzel Ward
See: Wyatt Teller