Cleveland Browns: 15 best running backs of all-time

Jamal Lewis could make the top-15 list for the Baltimore Ravens as well as the Browns. Of course, he would be much higher on the list for the Ravens. The team that originated in Cleveland took Lewis at No. 5 overall in the 2000 NFL Draft after he put together an impressive college career at Tennessee.

Lewis came out the gates as a workhorse back and carried the ball 309 times as a rookie. He finished that season with 1,364 yards and six touchdowns — and helped the team win their first Super Bowl.

He missed all 16 games in what would have been his second year in the league due to injury, but came back as strong as ever after that. His best campaign came two years after that injury — which was 2003 when Lewis ran for 2,066 yards and 14 touchdowns.

That season took a toll on Lewis as he finished with 387 carries 26 more receptions. After that, his numbers started to decline over the next few years. He was eventually released by the Ravens — and that’s when the Browns came calling. Lewis signed ahead of the 2007 season and ended up playing his final three years in the orange and brown.

While he wasn’t ever the same back he was earlier in his career, Lewis was a trusted bell cow. He ran the ball 298 times in 2007 and finished with 1,304 yards and four touchdowns. The following year he also topped 1,000 yards before gaining just 500 in 2009, which was his final year in the NFL. In all, Lewis totaled 2,806 yards and 13 touchdowns in his 40 games.