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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 1st in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 310 points (25.8/g), 3rd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 213 points (17.8/g), 2nd.
Differential of 97 points (8.1/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 8.5-3.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 5th.
Coached by Paul Brown (8-4-0)
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1952 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 10 | CLE | Bert Rechichar | DB | 10 | 1952 | 1961 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 99 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 185 | 3 | Tennessee | |||||
| 1 | 12 | CLE | Harry Agganis | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Boston University | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 24 | CLE | Bill Hughes | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michigan State | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 26 | CLE | Don Klosterman | QB | 1 | 1952 | 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -9 | 0 | Loyola Marymount | |||
| 3 | 36 | CLE | Joe Campanella | LB | 6 | 1952 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 68 | Ohio State | |||||||||||
| 4 | 39 | CLE | Elmer Costa | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Carolina State | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | 48 | CLE | Ray Renfro | HB | 12 | 1952 | 1963 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 142 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 137 | 682 | 4 | 281 | 5508 | 50 | North Texas |
| 5 | 60 | CLE | Keever Jankovich | LB | 2 | 1952 | 1953 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | Pacific | |||||||||||
| 6 | 72 | CLE | Burrell Shields | HB | 2 | 1954 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 0 | John Carroll | |||||
| 7 | 84 | CLE | John Pace | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi State | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 86 | CLE | Stan Williams | DB | 1 | 1952 | 1952 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 123 | 0 | Baylor | ||||||||
| 8 | 96 | CLE | Herschel Forester | G | 4 | 1954 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | SMU | |||||||||||
| 9 | 108 | CLE | Bob Finnell | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Xavier (OH) | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 120 | CLE | Pat Ribeiro | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pacific | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 132 | CLE | Dick Logan | G | 2 | 1952 | 1953 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | Ohio State | |||||||||||
| 12 | 144 | CLE | Roy Thompson | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida State | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 156 | CLE | Tom Cosgrove | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maryland | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 168 | CLE | Steve Ruzich | G | 3 | 1952 | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | Ohio State | |||||||||||
| 15 | 180 | CLE | Holly Aplin | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tampa | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 189 | CLE | Herb Neathery | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 192 | CLE | Ed Rowland | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 204 | CLE | Stew Scheetz | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Penn State | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 216 | CLE | Ken Mirich | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Santa Clara | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 225 | CLE | Sam Talarico | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indiana | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 228 | CLE | Mike Maccioli | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Purdue | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 240 | CLE | Bob Brandenberry | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kansas | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 252 | CLE | Dick Calhoun | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Baylor | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 264 | CLE | Howard (Corky) Johnson | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cal-Santa Barbara | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | 276 | CLE | Bobby Robertson | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indiana | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 288 | CLE | Junior Wren | DB | 6 | 1956 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62 | Missouri | |||||||||||
| 25 | 300 | CLE | Billy Redell | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 312 | CLE | Joe Vernasco | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 324 | CLE | Bill Maletzky | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maryland | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 336 | CLE | John Pietro | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brown | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 348 | CLE | Walt Klevay | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ohio State | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 360 | CLE | John Saban | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Xavier (OH) | |||||||||||||||