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Cleveland Browns Fantasy Football Projections 2022

Our 2022 Fantasy Football Projections will be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2022 fantasy football projections for the Cleveland Browns.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Jacoby Brissett	328.5	205.3	2118.8	11.83	4.93	49.9	174.7	1.25	147.18
Deshaun Watson	173.4	116.4	1343.9	8.84	4.16	23.7	116.1	0.71	96.67
Joshua Dobbs	23.6	14.6	155.8	0.9	0.64	2.5	10.6	0.05	9.91

Jacoby Brissett: Deshaun Watson's 11-game suspension makes Brissett the starter for the majority of the 2022 season. In his two seasons as a full-time starter (2017 and 2019), he finished as fantasy's QB20 and QB23, respectively. He's a low-upside option when he starts and he'll lose his starting gig during the fantasy playoffs, which makes him only a consideration in 2-QB formats.

Deshaun Watson: Suspended for the first 11 games of the season, Watson is eligible to return in Week 13 against his former team (Houston Texans). Especially for those in 2-QB formats, Watson would provide a significant boost for the fantasy playoffs. While he also did not play a snap in 2021, Watson has finished as fantasy's QB4, QB4 and QB5 in his three NFL seasons as a full-time starter. In other words, he will be a top-10 option (or better) in fantasy from Week 13 on.

RUNNING BACKS

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Nick Chubb	233.3	1119.8	8.4	29.4	231.6	1.3	208.04
Kareem Hunt	119.8	533.1	3.59	44.2	345.6	1.9	142.91
D'Ernest Johnson	42.2	196.2	1.18	9.8	76	0.5	42.2
Demetric Felton	4	16.4	0.09	9.1	70.6	0.4	16.19
Jerome Ford	14.2	62.5	0.39	3.5	25.3	0.1	13.47

Nick Chubb: One of the league's best pure runners, Chubb has yet to finish with fewer than 996 rushing yards, eight rushing touchdowns or 5.0 yards per carry in a season. Even though he's missed a total of seven games over the past two seasons combined, Chubb has finished his four seasons as fantasy's RB16, RB7, RB9 and RB11, respectively, in half-PPR scoring.

Kareem Hunt: Entering the final year of his contract, Hunt had requested a trade but the Browns have rejected that request. No team has a more talented duo on their roster than Chubb and Hunt, who was the NFL's rushing champion in 2017 as a rookie with Kansas City. Given his versatile skill set, Hunt provides stand-alone flex value when Chubb is active and RB1 upside when/if Chubb misses time.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Amari Cooper	74	877.5	5.3	0	0	0	156.55
Donovan Peoples-Jones	33.6	445.1	2.6	0	0	0	76.91
David Bell	31.3	381.8	2.3	0	0	0	67.63
Anthony Schwartz	19.8	266	1.5	9.5	59.9	0.48	54.37
Michael Woods II	2.7	28.9	0.2	0	0	0	5.44

Amari Cooper: No longer in Dallas, Cooper won't face the same kind of target competition in Cleveland as he's clearly the team's No. 1 receiver in 2022. That said, there is plenty of risk to the passing offense in general with Deshaun Watson suspended for 11 games. Cooper has five 1,000-yard campaigns in seven seasons.

TIGHT ENDS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
David Njoku	47.4	546.4	3.4	0	0	0	98.74
Harrison Bryant	31.4	323.9	2.2	0	0	0	61.29

David Njoku: Njoku finished 2021 with 36 catches for 475 yards and four touchdowns. The only Browns with more receptions last season -- Jarvis Landry (52) and Austin Hooper (38) -- are no longer on the roster, although the team traded for Amari Cooper. I expect Njoku to finish second on the team in receiving across the board, behind only Cooper.

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Week 7 Fantasy Football RB Waiver-Wire Rankings

Every week, we examine players that may be available on your league's waiver wire that could help your team in the short and/or long term.

For a player to be listed, he must be rostered in 50 percent (or less) of Yahoo! leagues. The goal is to provide recommendations of players that have a greater chance of being available on your league's waiver wire. Of course, your league's size and settings could significantly impact whether these players (or better options) are available in your particular league(s).

With that said, here are some running back waiver-wire options to consider heading into Week 7 (Yahoo! % rostered in parenthesis):

[Note: Players listed below are sorted by our preference to add.]

Rank	Player	Team	Roster %
1	D'Ernest Johnson	Cleveland Browns	2%
2	J.D. McKissic	Washington Football Team	42%
3	Rhamondre Stevenson	New England Patriots	11%
4	Demetric Felton	Cleveland Browns	9%
5	Devonta Freeman	Baltimore Ravens	2%
6	Chris Evans	Cincinnati Bengals	4%
7	Sony Michel	Los Angeles Rams	50%
8	Le'Veon Bell	Baltimore Ravens	7%
9	Mark Ingram II	Houston Texans	32%
10	Malcolm Brown	Miami Dolphins	5%
11	Salvon Ahmed	Miami Dolphins	1%

D'Ernest Johnson, Cleveland Browns (2%)

Demetric Felton, Cleveland Browns (9%)

Not only was Nick Chubb (calf) already out in Week 6, but Kareem Hunt left Week 6 with an injury of his own that puts his status for Week 7 in doubt, especially as the Browns face a short turnaround. If neither Chubb nor Hunt are available for Thursday Night Football against the Denver Broncos, both Johnson and Demetric Felton (RB/WR) will assume larger roles.

I expect Johnson to get the larger share of the carries and overall workload, but Felton should be more involved as a receiver. Given that fantasy managers will have to deal with six teams on bye and a number of high-profile running backs (Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, Chubb, etc.) dealing with injuries, both Johnson and Felton could be viable streamer options in Week 7 despite a challenging matchup against the Broncos.

Denver has allowed 3.75 YPC (ninth-lowest) to opposing RBs and only a league-low 48.48% catch rate to the position as well.

#Browns RB Kareem Hunt is expected to miss several weeks with his calf injury, source said. He’ll likely head to Injured Reserve.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 18, 2021

Devonta Freeman, Baltimore Ravens (2%)

Including quarterback Lamar Jackson, the Ravens had four players with 8-9 carries including Freeman. That said, Freeman did lead the team with 53 rushing yards and a touchdown on his nine carries. Latavius Murray (9/44/1, 4.9 YPC) was more efficient than he had otherwise been this season. On the season, Murray is still averaging a career-low 3.59 YPC.

With Ty'Son Williams a healthy scratch again, Freeman seems to be the back most likely to assume the largest workload if a back is to overtake Murray at a future point this season. Of course, Freeman isn't a viable streamer yet, but he's at least worth adding as an end-of-your-bench stash in the event he eventually emerges as the lead back in one of the league's most run-heavy offenses.

J.D. McKissic, Washington Football Team (42%)

With Antonio Gibson continuing to deal with his shin injury, McKissic had eight carries for 45 yards and caught eight-of-10 targets for another 65 yards on Sunday. McKissic currently ranks top eight in both receptions (21) and targets (28) at the position.

Facing the 5-1 Packers in Week 7, WFT are double-digit underdogs. With the potential of a negative game script and Gibson continuing to deal with his shin injury, it could lead to another healthy dose of targets for McKissic this weekend.

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Cleveland Browns Fantasy Football Projections 2022

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