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2003 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 254 points (15.9/g), 29th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 322 points (20.1/g), 12th.
Differential of -68 points (-4.2/g), 24th.
Expected W-L: 5.8-10.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 28th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.9, Offense: -5.3, Defense: 2.4, SoS: 1.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Butch Davis (5-11-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Bruce Arians
Defensive Coordinator: Dave Campo
Training Camp: Browns Training Facility (Berea, Ohio)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Kelly Holcomb | 30 | 6 | 8 | 193 for 302, 1,797 yards, 10 td, 12 int, & 8 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Tim Couch | 26 | 4 | 8 | 120 for 203, 1,319 yards, 7 td, 6 int, & 11 rushes for 39 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1999 |
| RB | William Green | 24 | 1 | 7 | 142 rushes for 559 yards, 1 td, & 10 catches for 50 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 16th pick / 2002 |
| RB | James Jackson | 27 | 2 | 6 | 102 rushes for 382 yards, 3 td, & 14 catches for 114 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 2001 |
| WR | Andre' Davis | 24 | 1 | 8 | 40 catches for 576 yards, 5 td, & 5 rushes for 28 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 2002 |
| WR | Quincy Morgan | 26 | 2 | 15 | 38 catches for 516 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2001 |
| WR | Kevin Johnson | 27 | 4 | 8 | 41 catches for 381 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1999 |
| WR | Dennis Northcutt | 26 | 3 | 6 | 62 catches for 729 yards, 2 td, & 12 rushes for 83 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2000 |
| TE | Steve Heiden | 27 | 4 | 9 | 18 catches for 134 yards, 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1999 |
| TE | Darnell Sanders | 24 | 1 | 12 | 15 catches for 95 yards, 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 122nd pick / 2002 |
| TE | Darnell Sanders | 24 | 1 | 12 | 15 catches for 95 yards, 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 122nd pick / 2002 |
| LT | Barry Stokes | 30 | 5 | 13 | ||
| LG | Shaun O'Hara | 26 | 3 | 14 | ||
| LG | Melvin Fowler | 24 | 1 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 76th pick / 2002 | |
| C | Melvin Fowler | 24 | 1 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 76th pick / 2002 | |
| C | Jeff Faine | 22 | Rook | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 2003 |
| RG | Paul Zukauskas | 24 | 2 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 203rd pick / 2001 | |
| RG | Shaun O'Hara | 26 | 3 | 14 | ||
| RT | Ryan Tucker | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 112th pick / 1997 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Courtney Brown | 25 | 3 | 13 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 2000 |
| LDT | Gerard Warren | 25 | 2 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2001 |
| RDT | Orpheus Roye | 30 | 7 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 200th pick / 1996 |
| RDE | Kenard Lang | 28 | 6 | 15 | 8.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 17th pick / 1997 |
| LLB | Kevin Bentley | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 101st pick / 2002 |
| MLB | Andra Davis | 25 | 1 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 141st pick / 2002 |
| RLB | Ben Taylor | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 111th pick / 2002 |
| RLB | Brant Boyer | 32 | 9 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 177th pick / 1994 |
| LCB | Anthony Henry | 27 | 2 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 97th pick / 2001 |
| RCB | Daylon McCutcheon | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1999 |
| SS | Robert Griffith | 33 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Earl Little | 30 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Phil Dawson | 28 | 4 | 0 | 18 of 21 field goals & 20 of 21 extra points | |
| P | Chris Gardocki | 33 | 12 | 0 | 72 punts for a 41.9 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1991 |
| PR | Dennis Northcutt | 26 | 3 | 6 | 36 punt returns for a 8.2 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2000 |
| KR | Andre' Davis | 24 | 1 | 8 | 38 kick returns for a 21.1 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 2002 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Chad Beasley | 25 | T | 8 | 3 | 300 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 11/13/1978 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 218th pick / 2002 |
| 59 | Kevin Bentley | 24 | LB | 16 | 14 | 245 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 12/29/1979 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 101st pick / 2002 |
| 28 | Leigh Bodden | 22 | DB | 13 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 9/24/1981 | Rook | |
| 34 | R.J. Bowers | 29 | RB | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Grove City | 2/10/1974 | 2 | |
| 52 | Brant Boyer | 32 | LB | 15 | 7 | 240 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/27/1971 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 177th pick / 1994 |
| 92 | Courtney Brown | 25 | DE | 13 | 13 | 285 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 2/14/1978 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 2000 |
| 91 | Felipe Claybrooks | 25 | DE | 7 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 1/22/1978 | 2 | |
| 56 | Sherrod Coates | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | West. Kentucky | 12/22/1978 | Rook | |
| 5 | Brett Conway | 28 | K | 3 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 3/8/1975 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 90th pick / 1997 |
| 2 | Tim Couch | 26 | QB | 10 | 8 | 220 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 7/31/1977 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1999 |
| 25 | Chris Crocker | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 194 | 5-11 | Marshall | 3/9/1980 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 84th pick / 2003 |
| 54 | Andra Davis | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-1 | Florida | 12/23/1978 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 141st pick / 2002 |
| 87 | Andre' Davis | 24 | WR | 16 | 8 | 195 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 6/12/1979 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 2002 |
| 4 | Phil Dawson | 28 | K | 13 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Texas | 1/23/1975 | 4 | |
| 70 | Enoch DeMar | 23 | G-T | 5 | 2 | 317 | 6-4 | Indiana | 9/7/1980 | Rook | |
| 50 | Jeff Faine | 22 | C | 9 | 9 | 303 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 4/6/1981 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 2003 |
| 67 | Melvin Fowler | 24 | C-G | 14 | 10 | 310 | 6-3 | Maryland | 3/31/1979 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 76th pick / 2002 |
| 95 | Antonio Garay | 24 | DE | 4 | 0 | 300 | 6-4 | Boston Col. | 11/30/1979 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 195th pick / 2003 |
| 55 | Barry Gardner | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 12/13/1976 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 35th pick / 1999 |
| 17 | Chris Gardocki | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Clemson | 2/7/1970 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1991 |
| 73 | Joaquin Gonzalez | 24 | T | 16 | 3 | 310 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 9/7/1979 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 227th pick / 2002 |
| 57 | Orantes Grant | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/18/1979 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 219th pick / 2000 |
| 31 | William Green | 24 | RB | 7 | 7 | 215 | 6-0 | Boston Col. | 12/17/1979 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 16th pick / 2002 |
| 24 | Robert Griffith | 33 | DB | 16 | 16 | 197 | 5-11 | San Diego St. | 11/30/1970 | 9 | |
| 82 | Steve Heiden | 27 | TE | 9 | 9 | 265 | 6-5 | South Dakota St. | 9/21/1976 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1999 |
| 49 | Keith Heinrich | 24 | TE | 7 | 3 | 255 | 6-5 | Sam Houston St. | 3/19/1979 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 174th pick / 2002 |
| 37 | Anthony Henry | 27 | DB | 14 | 13 | 205 | 6-1 | South Florida | 11/3/1976 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 97th pick / 2001 |
| 10 | Kelly Holcomb | 30 | QB | 10 | 8 | 212 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. St. | 7/9/1973 | 6 | |
| 88 | Frisman Jackson | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | West. Illinois | 6/12/1979 | 1 | |
| 29 | James Jackson | 27 | RB | 12 | 6 | 215 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 8/4/1976 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 2001 |
| 22 | Michael Jameson | 24 | DB | 15 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 7/14/1979 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 165th pick / 2001 |
| 85 | Kevin Johnson | 27 | WR | 9 | 8 | 195 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 7/15/1976 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1999 |
| 84 | Andre King | 30 | WR | 15 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 11/26/1973 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 245th pick / 2001 |
| 96 | Kenard Lang | 28 | DE-DT-LB | 15 | 15 | 280 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 1/31/1975 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 17th pick / 1997 |
| 39 | Michael Lehan | 24 | DB | 12 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 11/25/1979 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 152nd pick / 2003 |
| 20 | Earl Little | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Michigan,Miami (FL) | 3/10/1973 | 5 | |
| 26 | Nick Maddox | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 209 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 12/11/1980 | Rook | |
| 33 | Daylon McCutcheon | 27 | DB | 15 | 14 | 190 | 5-10 | USC | 12/9/1976 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1999 |
| 97 | Alvin McKinley | 25 | DE-DT | 9 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Mississippi St. | 6/9/1978 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 120th pick / 2000 |
| 48 | Kevin McLeod | 29 | FB | 1 | 1 | 250 | 6-0 | Auburn | 10/17/1974 | 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 6th / 182nd pick / 1998 |
| 81 | Quincy Morgan | 26 | WR | 16 | 15 | 210 | 6-1 | Kansas St. | 9/23/1977 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2001 |
| 83 | Chad Mustard | 26 | TE | 10 | 0 | 288 | 6-6 | North Dakota | 10/8/1977 | Rook | |
| 93 | Michael Myers | 27 | DT-DE | 7 | 1 | 300 | 6-2 | Alabama | 1/20/1976 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 100th pick / 1998 |
| 86 | Dennis Northcutt | 26 | WR | 15 | 6 | 175 | 5-11 | Arizona | 12/22/1977 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2000 |
| 60 | Shaun O'Hara | 26 | G-C | 14 | 14 | 306 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 6/23/1977 | 3 | |
| 62 | Craig Osika | 24 | G-C | 1 | 0 | 293 | 6-3 | Indiana | 12/4/1979 | 1 | |
| 64 | Ryan Pontbriand | 24 | C | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Rice | 10/1/1979 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 142nd pick / 2003 |
| 78 | Tyrone Rogers | 29 | DE | 8 | 3 | 280 | 6-5 | Alabama St. | 3/9/1974 | 4 | |
| 99 | Orpheus Roye | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 320 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 1/21/1973 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 200th pick / 1996 |
| 89 | Darnell Sanders | 24 | TE | 16 | 12 | 270 | 6-6 | Ohio St. | 3/16/1979 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 122nd pick / 2002 |
| 21 | Lewis Sanders | 25 | DB | 9 | 1 | 210 | 6-1 | Maryland | 6/22/1978 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 95th pick / 2000 |
| 80 | Aaron Shea | 27 | TE | 4 | 2 | 255 | 6-3 | Michigan | 12/5/1976 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 110th pick / 2000 |
| 79 | Barry Stokes | 30 | T-G | 13 | 13 | 310 | 6-4 | East. Michigan | 12/20/1973 | 5 | |
| 44 | Lee Suggs | 23 | RB | 7 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 8/11/1980 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 115th pick / 2003 |
| 58 | Ben Taylor | 25 | LB | 13 | 8 | 245 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 8/31/1978 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 111th pick / 2002 |
| 51 | Chaun Thompson | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | West Texas A&M | 5/22/1980 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2003 |
| 72 | Ryan Tucker | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-6 | TCU | 6/12/1975 | 6 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 112th pick / 1997 |
| 53 | Mason Unck | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 9/7/1980 | Rook | |
| 94 | Gerard Warren | 25 | DT | 16 | 15 | 325 | 6-4 | Florida | 7/25/1978 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2001 |
| 30 | Jamel White | 25 | RB | 16 | 3 | 222 | 5-9 | South Dakota | 2/11/1978 | 3 | |
| 27 | Roosevelt Williams | 25 | DB | 7 | 3 | 196 | 6-0 | Tuskegee | 9/10/1978 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2002 |
| 90 | Mark Word | 28 | DE | 16 | 2 | 305 | 6-5 | Jacksonville St. | 11/23/1975 | 4 | |
| 66 | Paul Zukauskas | 24 | G-T | 12 | 10 | 320 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 7/12/1979 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 203rd pick / 2001 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 247.5 | 6-2.0 | 2.6 |