Cleveland Browns: Comparing the 2007 10-6 team to the 2018 team

Running Backs

The 2007 running backs for the Browns were a pretty good bunch. Jamal Lewis, Jerome Harrison, Jason Wright, and Lawrence Vickers at full back. Lewis and Vickers were near the top of their positions at the time.

Lewis ran for 1,304 yards and nine touchdowns that season, averaging 4.4 yards per carry. He also added 248 yards receiving and two touchdown receptions. He was fifth in the NFL in rushing yards, with only LaDainian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson, Brian Westbrook, and Willie Parker ahead of him.

Wright ran for 277 yards and a touchdown, averaging 4.6 yards per carry. He also had 24 catches for 233 yards.

Harrison ran for 142 yards, averaging 6.2 yards per carry, along with two catches for 19 yards.

The 2018 running back core arguably has more potential than the 2007 core. Duke Johnson and Carlos Hyde are the core’s vets with rookie Nick Chubb joining them.

Johnson ran for 348 yards and four touchdowns on 4.2 yards per carry last season. He also had 61 receptions for 534 yards and two touchdowns. He is a dynamic weapon on offense, and is more of a new age running back than the other names on this list.

Hyde ran for 938 yards and eight touchdowns on 3.9 yards per carry last season with the 49ers. He also had 59 catches for 350 yards.

Chubb is entering his first year in the NFL after being a 2nd round draft choice in the 2018 NFL Draft. While he has great potential, that isn’t enough to give the 2018 Cleveland Browns the edge.

Lewis was a force to be reckoned with, clearly having the better stats and winning the eye test.

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2007 Cleveland Browns