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2008 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in AFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 232 points (14.5/g), 30th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 350 points (21.9/g), 16th.
Differential of -118 points (-7.4/g), 27th.
Expected W-L: 4.4-11.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 8th.
Coached by Romeo Crennel (4-12-0)
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2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Derek Anderson | 25 | 2 | 9 | 142 for 283, 1,615 yards, 9 td, 8 int, & 25 rushes for 55 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 213th pick / 2005 |
| RB | Jamal Lewis | 29 | 8 | 16 | 279 rushes for 1,002 yards, 4 td, & 23 catches for 178 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 5th pick / 2000 |
| FB | Lawrence Vickers | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 rushes for 31 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 78 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 180th pick / 2006 |
| WR | Braylon Edwards | 25 | 3 | 16 | 55 catches for 873 yards, 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2005 |
| WR | Donte Stallworth | 28 | 6 | 7 | 17 catches for 170 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2002 |
| WR | Syndric Steptoe | 24 | Rook | 5 | 19 catches for 182 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Steve Heiden | 32 | 9 | 11 | 23 catches for 249 yards, 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1999 |
| TE | Kellen Winslow Jr. | 25 | 4 | 8 | 43 catches for 428 yards, 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 6th pick / 2004 |
| LT | Joe Thomas* | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2007 |
| LG | Eric Steinbach | 28 | 5 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2003 |
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| C | Hank Fraley | 31 | 7 | 16 | ||
| RG | Rex Hadnot | 26 | 4 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 174th pick / 2004 |
| RT | Kevin Shaffer | 28 | 6 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 244th pick / 2002 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Corey Williams | 28 | 4 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 179th pick / 2004 |
| NT | Shaun Rogers* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Shaun Smith | 27 | 4 | 9 | ||
| LOLB | Willie McGinest | 37 | 14 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| LILB | Andra Davis | 30 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 141st pick / 2002 |
| RILB | D'Qwell Jackson | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 34th pick / 2006 |
| ROLB | Kamerion Wimbley | 25 | 2 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 2006 |
| LCB | Eric Wright | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2007 |
| RCB | Brandon McDonald | 23 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 140th pick / 2007 |
| SS | Sean Jones | 26 | 3 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 59th pick / 2004 |
| SS | Mike Adams | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Brodney Pool | 24 | 3 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 34th pick / 2005 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Phil Dawson | 33 | 9 | 0 | 30 of 36 field goals & 18 of 18 extra points | |
| P | Dave Zastudil | 30 | 6 | 0 | 75 punts for a 45.5 average, 0 blocked | Baltimore Ravens / 4th / 112th pick / 2002 |
| PR | Josh Cribbs | 25 | 3 | 2 | 28 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Josh Cribbs | 25 | 3 | 2 | 44 kick returns for a 25.2 average and 1 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamza Abdullah | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/20/1983 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 231st pick / 2005 |
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| 20 | Mike Adams | 27 | DB | 14 | 5 | 195 | 5-10 | Delaware | 3/24/1981 | 4 | |
| 41 | Charles Ali | 24 | RB | 15 | 4 | 260 | 5-2 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 8/23/1984 | 1 | |
| 3 | Derek Anderson | 25 | QB | 10 | 9 | 229 | 6-6 | Oregon State | 6/15/1983 | 2 | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 213th pick / 2005 |
| 58 | Beau Bell | 22 | LB | 4 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | UNLV | 5/26/1986 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 2008 |
| 59 | Titus Brown | 22 | DE | 4 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 3/27/1986 | Rook | |
| 88 | Brad Cieslak | 26 | TE | 1 | 0 | 262 | 6-3 | Northern Illinois | 7/1/1982 | 3 | |
| 25 | Terry Cousin | 33 | DB | 16 | 0 | 181 | 5-9 | South Carolina | 4/11/1975 | 11 | |
| 16 | Josh Cribbs | 25 | WR | 15 | 2 | 192 | 6-1 | Kent State | 6/9/1983 | 3 | |
| 23 | Travis Daniels | 26 | DB | 7 | 1 | 194 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/8/1982 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 104th pick / 2005 |
| 54 | Andra Davis | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-1 | Florida | 12/23/1978 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 141st pick / 2002 |
| 4 | Phil Dawson | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Texas | 1/23/1975 | 9 | |
| 87 | Darnell Dinkins | 31 | TE | 14 | 2 | 255 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 1/20/1977 | 6 | |
| 11 | Ken Dorsey | 27 | QB | 4 | 3 | 218 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 4/22/1981 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 241st pick / 2003 |
| 17 | Braylon Edwards | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 211 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/21/1983 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2005 |
| 66 | Hank Fraley | 31 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-2 | Robert Morris | 9/21/1977 | 7 | |
| 7 | Bruce Gradkowski | 25 | QB | 2 | 1 | 220 | 6-1 | Toledo | 1/27/1983 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 194th pick / 2006 |
| 53 | Kris Griffin | 27 | LB | 10 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Geneva,Indiana (PA) | 5/27/1981 | 3 | |
| 70 | Rex Hadnot | 26 | G-C | 15 | 15 | 323 | 6-2 | Houston | 1/28/1982 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 174th pick / 2004 |
| 96 | Alex Hall | 23 | LB | 16 | 2 | 250 | 6-5 | St. Augustine's | 8/17/1985 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 231st pick / 2008 |
| 35 | Jerome Harrison | 25 | RB | 15 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | Washington State | 2/26/1983 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 145th pick / 2006 |
| 82 | Steve Heiden | 32 | TE | 14 | 11 | 265 | 6-5 | South Dakota State | 9/21/1976 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1999 |
| 52 | D'Qwell Jackson | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-0 | Maryland | 9/26/1983 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 34th pick / 2006 |
| 26 | Sean Jones | 26 | DB | 12 | 12 | 212 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/2/1982 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 59th pick / 2004 |
| 30 | Gerard Lawson | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Oregon State | 1/12/1985 | Rook | |
| 93 | Louis Leonard | 24 | DT | 16 | 4 | 325 | 6-5 | Fresno State | 7/16/1984 | 1 | |
| 31 | Jamal Lewis | 29 | RB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 8/29/1979 | 8 | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 5th pick / 2000 |
| 22 | Brandon McDonald | 23 | DB | 16 | 15 | 181 | 5-11 | Memphis | 8/26/1985 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 140th pick / 2007 |
| 55 | Willie McGinest | 37 | DE-LB | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-5 | USC | 12/11/1971 | 14 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| 68 | Seth McKinney | 29 | C | 16 | 3 | 305 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 6/12/1979 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 90th pick / 2002 |
| 51 | Shantee Orr | 27 | LB | 15 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Michigan | 5/28/1981 | 5 | |
| 64 | Ryan Pontbriand* | 29 | C | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Rice | 10/1/1979 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 142nd pick / 2003 |
| 21 | Brodney Pool | 24 | DB | 15 | 15 | 208 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 5/24/1984 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 34th pick / 2005 |
| 10 | Brady Quinn | 24 | QB | 3 | 3 | 232 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 10/27/1984 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 2007 |
| 92 | Shaun Rogers* | 29 | DT | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-4 | Texas | 3/12/1979 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001 |
| 71 | Ahtyba Rubin | 22 | NT | 11 | 0 | 321 | 6-2 | Iowa State | 7/25/1986 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 190th pick / 2008 |
| 86 | Martin Rucker | 23 | TE | 5 | 1 | 238 | 6-5 | Missouri | 5/4/1985 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 111th pick / 2008 |
| 83 | Steve Sanders | 26 | WR | 5 | 0 | 201 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 12/23/1982 | Rook | |
| 77 | Kevin Shaffer | 28 | T | 15 | 15 | 290 | 6-5 | Tulsa | 3/2/1980 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 244th pick / 2002 |
| 98 | Robaire Smith | 31 | DE-DT | 2 | 2 | 315 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 11/15/1977 | 8 | Tennessee Titans / 6th / 197th pick / 2000 |
| 91 | Shaun Smith | 27 | DT | 11 | 9 | 320 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 8/19/1981 | 4 | |
| 27 | Nick Sorensen | 30 | DB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 7/31/1978 | 7 | |
| 61 | Isaac Sowells | 26 | T | 16 | 0 | 325 | 6-3 | Indiana | 5/4/1982 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 112th pick / 2006 |
| 18 | Donte Stallworth | 28 | WR | 11 | 7 | 197 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 11/10/1980 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2002 |
| 65 | Eric Steinbach | 28 | G | 14 | 14 | 297 | 6-6 | Iowa | 4/4/1980 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2003 |
| 12 | Syndric Steptoe | 24 | WR | 16 | 5 | 190 | 5-8 | Arizona | 12/6/1984 | Rook | |
| 73 | Joe Thomas* | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 311 | 6-7 | Wisconsin | 12/4/1984 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2007 |
| 97 | Santonio Thomas | 27 | DT | 11 | 1 | 305 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 7/2/1981 | 1 | |
| 72 | Ryan Tucker | 33 | T | 1 | 1 | 325 | 6-6 | TCU | 6/12/1975 | 11 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 112th pick / 1997 |
| 47 | Lawrence Vickers | 25 | FB | 12 | 8 | 240 | 6-0 | Colorado | 5/8/1983 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 180th pick / 2006 |
| 99 | Corey Williams | 28 | DT | 16 | 16 | 313 | 6-4 | Arkansas State | 8/17/1980 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 179th pick / 2004 |
| 94 | Leon Williams | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/30/1983 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 110th pick / 2006 |
| 95 | Kamerion Wimbley | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-3 | Florida State | 10/13/1983 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 2006 |
| 80 | Kellen Winslow Jr. | 25 | TE | 10 | 8 | 254 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 7/21/1983 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 6th pick / 2004 |
| 24 | Eric Wright | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 5-11 | UNLV | 7/24/1985 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2007 |
| 29 | Jason Wright | 26 | RB | 15 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Northwestern | 7/12/1982 | 4 | |
| 79 | Scott Young | 27 | G | 1 | 0 | 312 | 6-4 | BYU | 7/15/1981 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 172nd pick / 2005 |
| 15 | Dave Zastudil | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Ohio | 10/26/1978 | 6 | Baltimore Ravens / 4th / 112th pick / 2002 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 250.0 | 6-2.0 | 3.8 |