Cleveland Browns biggest weakness is now a strength
By Josh Brown
Jedrick Wills Jr.
Jedrick Wills has been a pleasant surprise for the Browns after some early camp struggles caused some fan base concern. All Wills has done since the season started is get better every week.
Wills opened the season facing some good to great pass rushers in Baltimore, Washington, and Dallas, along with some solid veterans in Cincinnati. In those first four games, Wills has been the 27th best pass-blocking tackle in the NFL out of 79 graded by Pro Football Focus (subscription required). He has given up two sacks on the season and has been penalized three times, two false starts and a holding call, through the first four games.
"“The Browns’ offensive line has transformed from a year ago, and Wills’ emergence is a big reason why. He’s allowed only four pressures all season long on 125 pass-blocking snaps, playing a completely different position (left tackle) than where he featured at Alabama (right tackle). He narrowly edges out Mekhi Becton for this spot because of Becton’s injury. Either way, it’s incredible to see so many rookie tackles hit the ground running.” — Michael Renner, Pro Football Focus All-Rookie Team through the first quarter of the 2020 NFL season"
Wills has struggled a bit in the ground game as he ranks 47th out of the same 79 tackles. Based on his history as a road grader when he played for Alabama, it is expected that his run blocking will improve as he continues to grow in the NFL and this scheme. Through the first four games of Jedrick Wills’s young career, it looks like the Browns might have found their left tackle of the future.