5 Best Cleveland Browns third round draft picks since 1999

4. Duke Johnson Jr., RB

Sometimes fans may forget that the NFL is a business but the way Duke Johnson Jr. exited Cleveland was a good reminder of that, it was public and it was drawn. Johnson let it be known that he wanted to go to a place where he could get a chance to play, which is understandable.

The irony of the situation is that he was traded to the Houston Texans and was a backup to Carlos Hyde. He is very talented but he is more of a pass-catcher than an every-down back.

He played four seasons with the Browns playing in 64 games with ten shots. He ever rushed for more than 400 yards in a season but he only averaged less than four yards per carry one time. He did have more than 400 yards receiving every year he was in Cleveland.

2017 was his best season as he had 1,041 yards from scrimmage, his only season breaking the century mark. He rushed for 348 yards and had 73 catches for 693 yards and seven combined touchdowns and that was with Deshone Kizer as his quarterback.

He totaled 1.286 rushing yards, 235 receptions for 2.170 yards and 13 combined touchdowns in his four seasons with Cleveland which is a pretty good return on the 77th overall pick.

Johnson has backed up players like Nick Chubb and Carlos Hyde so he has had to sit behind some talented guys and has never broken through as a starter. He had a career-high 410 rush yards in 2019 with the Texans but will likely remain a utility back.