Fansided

Each NFL team’s biggest breakout candidate

By Conor Dorney

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CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 17, 2017: Tight end David Njoku #85 of the Cleveland Browns gestures toward the crowd as he walks onto the field prior to a game on December 17, 2017 against the Baltimore Ravens at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. Baltimore won 27-10. (Photo by: 2017 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 17, 2017: Tight end David Njoku #85 of the Cleveland Browns gestures toward the crowd as he walks onto the field prior to a game on December 17, 2017 against the Baltimore Ravens at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. Baltimore won 27-10. (Photo by: 2017 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images/Getty Images) /

Cleveland Browns – David Njoku

For a team with just one win to its name in the past two seasons, perhaps no team in the NFL has had as much offseason intrigue as the Cleveland Browns. Fresh off their second consecutive number one overall pick, it’s clear that the team now feels it’s ready to start competing in both the short and long term. And one player who could have a huge impact on whether that success comes to fruition is tight end David Njoku.

The Browns tabbed Njoku with the 29th overall selection in round one of the 2017 Draft and it’s already clear to see his enormous potential. Njoku is one of the most gifted players from an athletic standpoint that we’ve seen at the tight end in a number of years, and will be just 22 years old at the start of the 2018 season.

Njoku hauled in 32 catches for 386 yards and four touchdowns in his rookie campaign amidst the typical Cleveland quarterback turmoil, but should be in line for an even bigger role with new signal-callers Tyrod Taylor and Baker Mayfield in the fold. Not to mention, the arrival of players like Jarvis Landry, Carlos Hyde and Nick Chubb should all help to create plenty of balance on the offensive side of the ball and begin to open up the field vertically.

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