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2001 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 285 points (17.8/g), 25th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 319 points (19.9/g), 15th.
Differential of -34 points (-2.1/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 6.9-9.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 7th.
Coached by Butch Davis (7-9-0)
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2001 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tim Couch | 24 | 2 | 16 | 272 for 454, 3,040 yards, 17 td, 21 int, & 38 rushes for 128 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1999 |
| RB | James Jackson | 25 | Rook | 10 | 195 rushes for 554 yards, 2 td, & 7 catches for 56 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 2001 |
| RB | Jamel White | 23 | 1 | 7 | 126 rushes for 443 yards, 5 td, & 44 catches for 418 yards and 1 td | |
| WR | Kevin Johnson | 25 | 2 | 16 | 84 catches for 1,097 yards, 9 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1999 |
| WR | Quincy Morgan | 24 | Rook | 9 | 30 catches for 432 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2001 |
| WR | Dennis Northcutt | 24 | 1 | 7 | 18 catches for 211 yards, 0 td, & 3 rushes for 26 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2000 |
| TE | O.J. Santiago | 27 | 4 | 12 | 17 catches for 153 yards, 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 70th pick / 1997 |
| TE | Mike Sellers | 26 | 3 | 7 | 7 catches for 73 yards, 2 td | |
| TE | Aaron Shea | 25 | 1 | 5 | 14 catches for 86 yards, 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 110th pick / 2000 |
| LT | Roman Oben | 29 | 5 | 13 | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1996 |
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| LG | Ross Verba | 28 | 4 | 15 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 30th pick / 1997 |
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| C | Dave Wohlabaugh | 29 | 6 | 16 | New England Patriots / 4th / 112th pick / 1995 |
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| RG | Jeremy McKinney | 25 | Rook | 9 | ||
| RT | Roger Chanoine | 25 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tyrone Rogers | 27 | 2 | 10 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDE | Orpheus Roye | 28 | 5 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 200th pick / 1996 |
| LDT | Gerard Warren | 23 | Rook | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2001 |
| RDT | Mark Smith | 27 | 4 | 11 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 212th pick / 1997 |
| RDT | Orpheus Roye | 28 | 5 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 200th pick / 1996 |
| RDE | Keith McKenzie | 28 | 5 | 6 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 252nd pick / 1996 |
| RDE | Courtney Brown | 23 | 1 | 5 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 2000 |
| LLB | Jamir Miller*+ | 28 | 7 | 16 | 13.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1994 |
| MLB | Wali Rainer | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 124th pick / 1999 |
| RLB | Dwayne Rudd | 25 | 4 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 20th pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Corey Fuller | 30 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1995 |
| RCB | Daylon McCutcheon | 25 | 2 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1999 |
| SS | Earl Little | 28 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Percy Ellsworth | 27 | 5 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Devin Bush | 28 | 6 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 26th pick / 1995 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Phil Dawson | 26 | 2 | 0 | 22 of 25 field goals & 29 of 30 extra points | |
| P | Chris Gardocki | 31 | 10 | 0 | 99 punts for a 42.9 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1991 |
| PR | Dennis Northcutt | 24 | 1 | 7 | 15 punt returns for a 5.7 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2000 |
| KR | Ben Gay | 21 | Rook | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 22.3 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Chris Akins | 25 | DB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Arkansas,Ark-Pine Bluff | 11/29/1976 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 212th pick / 1999 |
| Brad Bedell | 24 | T | 15 | 4 | 306 | 6-4 | Colorado | 2/12/1977 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 206th pick / 2000 |
| Brant Boyer | 30 | LB | 16 | 1 | 240 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/27/1971 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 177th pick / 1994 |
| Courtney Brown | 23 | DE | 5 | 5 | 285 | 6-4 | Penn State | 2/14/1978 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 2000 |
| Devin Bush | 28 | DB | 16 | 7 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida State | 7/3/1973 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 26th pick / 1995 |
| Dyshod Carter | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Kansas State | 6/18/1978 | Rook | |
| Roger Chanoine | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Temple | 9/11/1976 | 2 | |
| Lamar Chapman | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 11/6/1976 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 146th pick / 2000 |
| Felipe Claybrooks | 23 | DE | 4 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 1/22/1978 | Rook | |
| Stalin Colinet | 27 | DT-DE | 5 | 0 | 281 | 6-6 | Boston College | 7/17/1974 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 78th pick / 1997 |
| Tim Couch | 24 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 7/31/1977 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1999 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Tulane | 11/5/1977 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 79th pick / 2000 |
| Phil Dawson | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Texas | 1/23/1975 | 2 | |
| Anthony Denman | 22 | LB | 11 | 0 | 235 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 10/30/1979 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 213th pick / 2001 |
| Rickey Dudley | 29 | TE | 4 | 4 | 255 | 6-6 | Ohio State | 7/15/1972 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 9th pick / 1996 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 27 | DB | 11 | 9 | 225 | 6-2 | Virginia | 10/19/1974 | 5 | |
| Carl Fair | 22 | RB | 3 | 0 | 219 | 6-1 | Alabama-Birmingham | 6/8/1979 | Rook | |
| Scott Frost | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Nebraska,Stanford | 1/4/1975 | 3 | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1998 |
| Corey Fuller | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 5-10 | Florida State | 5/1/1971 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1995 |
| Chris Gardocki | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Clemson | 2/7/1970 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1991 |
| Ben Gay | 21 | RB | 16 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Baylor | 2/28/1980 | Rook | |
| Jammi German | 27 | WR | 6 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 7/4/1974 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 74th pick / 1998 |
| Derrick Ham | 26 | DE | 1 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 3/23/1975 | 1 | |
| Anthony Henry | 25 | DB | 16 | 2 | 205 | 6-1 | South Florida | 11/3/1976 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 97th pick / 2001 |
| Kelly Holcomb | 28 | QB | 1 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. State | 7/9/1973 | 4 | |
| James Jackson | 25 | RB | 11 | 10 | 215 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 8/4/1976 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 2001 |
| Raymond Jackson | 28 | DB | 15 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Colorado State | 2/17/1973 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1996 |
| Kevin Johnson | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 7/15/1976 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1999 |
| Tre' Johnson | 30 | G-T | 3 | 3 | 328 | 6-2 | Temple | 8/30/1971 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 31st pick / 1994 |
| Lenoy Jones | 27 | LB | 7 | 1 | 228 | 6-1 | TCU | 9/25/1974 | 5 | |
| Andre King | 28 | WR | 7 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 11/26/1973 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 245th pick / 2001 |
| Ryan Kuehl | 29 | DT | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | Virginia | 1/18/1972 | 5 | |
| Earl Little | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Miami (FL),Michigan | 3/10/1973 | 3 | |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 25 | DB | 16 | 15 | 190 | 5-10 | USC | 12/9/1976 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1999 |
| Keith McKenzie | 28 | DE | 7 | 6 | 267 | 6-3 | Ball State | 10/17/1973 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 252nd pick / 1996 |
| Alvin McKinley | 23 | DE-DT | 7 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Mississippi State | 6/9/1978 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 120th pick / 2000 |
| Jeremy McKinney | 25 | G | 15 | 9 | 301 | 6-6 | Iowa | 1/6/1976 | Rook | |
| Jamir Miller*+ | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 252 | 6-5 | UCLA | 11/19/1973 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1994 |
| Barry Minter | 31 | LB | 1 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 1/28/1970 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 168th pick / 1993 |
| Rodrick Monroe | 26 | TE | 7 | 3 | 254 | 6-5 | Cincinnati | 7/30/1975 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 237th pick / 1998 |
| Earthwind Moreland | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Georgia Southern | 6/13/1977 | 1 | |
| Jake Moreland | 24 | FB-TE | 4 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Western Michigan | 1/18/1977 | 1 | |
| Quincy Morgan | 24 | WR | 16 | 9 | 210 | 6-1 | Kansas State | 9/23/1977 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2001 |
| Toby Myles | 26 | T | 2 | 0 | 320 | 6-5 | Jackson State,Mississippi State | 7/23/1975 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 147th pick / 1998 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 24 | WR | 11 | 7 | 175 | 5-11 | Arizona | 12/22/1977 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2000 |
| Shaun O'Hara | 24 | G-C | 16 | 4 | 306 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 6/23/1977 | 1 | |
| Roman Oben | 29 | T | 16 | 13 | 305 | 6-4 | Louisville | 10/9/1972 | 5 | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1996 |
| Wali Rainer | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-2 | Virginia | 4/19/1977 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 124th pick / 1999 |
| Tyrone Rogers | 27 | DE | 16 | 10 | 280 | 6-5 | Alabama State | 3/9/1974 | 2 | |
| Orpheus Roye | 28 | DT-DE | 12 | 10 | 320 | 6-4 | Florida State | 1/21/1973 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 200th pick / 1996 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-2 | Alabama | 2/3/1976 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 20th pick / 1997 |
| Tarek Saleh | 27 | LB | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/7/1974 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 122nd pick / 1997 |
| O.J. Santiago | 27 | TE | 14 | 12 | 265 | 6-7 | Kent State | 4/4/1974 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 70th pick / 1997 |
| Mike Sellers | 26 | TE-WR | 9 | 7 | 260 | 6-3 | Walla Walla Community College (WA) | 7/21/1975 | 3 | |
| Aaron Shea | 25 | TE | 12 | 5 | 255 | 6-3 | Michigan | 12/5/1976 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 110th pick / 2000 |
| Tony Simmons | 27 | WR | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 12/8/1974 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1998 |
| Mark Smith | 27 | DT-DE | 16 | 11 | 294 | 6-4 | Auburn | 8/28/1974 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 212th pick / 1997 |
| Marquis Smith | 26 | DB | 14 | 2 | 213 | 6-2 | California | 1/13/1975 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 76th pick / 1999 |
| Greg Spires | 27 | DE | 16 | 4 | 265 | 6-1 | Florida State | 8/12/1974 | 3 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1998 |
| Ross Verba | 28 | T-G | 15 | 15 | 308 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/31/1973 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 30th pick / 1997 |
| Gerard Warren | 23 | DT | 15 | 15 | 325 | 6-4 | Florida | 7/25/1978 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2001 |
| Jamel White | 23 | RB | 16 | 7 | 222 | 5-9 | South Dakota | 2/11/1978 | 1 | |
| Dave Wohlabaugh | 29 | C | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 4/13/1972 | 6 | New England Patriots / 4th / 112th pick / 1995 |
| Paul Zukauskas | 22 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 320 | 6-5 | Boston College | 7/12/1979 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 203rd pick / 2001 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 245.5 | 6-2.0 | 2.8 |