Cleveland Browns: After just 1 game, JOK proves he deserves time with starters

As the Cleveland Browns kicked off their pre-season with a win in Jacksonville, Browns Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah turned a lot of heads

While in recent history it may seem like the Cleveland Browns have struggled landing on draft picks outside of the big names, it appears those days of missing on guys seems to be over.

From Baker Mayfield to Denzel Ward to Myles Garrett and Nick Chubb, they have managed to land themselves a very solid young core that will keep them will a bright future for years to come. Add Donovan Peoples-Jones to this list, who has emerged as the star of training camp so far, as he continues to show what he can do.

When it comes to this year’s draft class, there are a few guys to be excited about. While Greg Newsome was the Browns first-round pick in 2021, watching last night’s pre-season opener seemed to make one thing clear; for now, the excitement lies around Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah.

”JOK” was selected by the Browns in the second round with the 52nd overall pick. The Browns were unbelievably fortunate, because JOK was supposed to go way earlier in the draft but ended up falling into their lap.

Heading into camp, in terms of the rookies, it once again seemed like the excitement was tied to seeing Newsome and JOK, but the JOK excitement had to wait a little longer. At the beginning of camp, JOK was put on the COVID-19 list, making the wait to see him in action feel a little longer. Last night, JOK was flying all over the field in his first-ever NFL game.

He finished the game with 5 tackles and a sack, but the numbers don’t do justice for how quick he was flying around the field.

Depth and talent at the linebacker position is one thing, in general, the Browns have just needed lots of help with in recent years, but a young prospect with speed that can fly around the field like JOK can is something the Browns could use big time.

One preseason game is indeed a very small sample size of ones capabilities, but to perform the way JOK did in his first NFL action is exciting and worth talking about.

With two pre season games left before heading to Kansas City for their season opener, look for JOK to get more and more first-team reps in camp as well as the remaining preseason games.