Most of the attention in Browns preseason has been on their QB battle, but as the nation witnessed on Monday Night that may come down to picking the less horrible of two bad options. It looks like Brian Hoyer will get the first try at the job, but expect Johnny Football to get under center at some point this season. Whoever takes the snaps, the Browns offense is going to have to be powered by their ground game.
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While there are a few intriguing running back options in Cleveland, they all come with major question marks and issues of their own. If opponents are allowed to stack the box against them, the Browns RB could be in for a long season, but there is always fantasy relevancy even in some of the least successful offenses. In fact, the Browns rushers could end up being nice values if you can get them at the right price since other owners may be scared away by the offensive struggles.
Here is a quick look at what I expect from each of the Browns RB and where I think you should target them in your draft based on my ranking in my top 80 RB which came out last week and which will be updated later this week.
This post is part of a series detailing the backfield situation for each NFL team from a fantasy football perspective. Check out my top 80 rankings and click here for the full series.