The NFL offseason is a great time for making lists, whether they are lists of top players at certain positions, coaches, play-callers, teams, etc.
One list that often makes the rounds by the media, but is also how many NFL teams think about their roster, is looking at the top players under 25 years of age. While the cut-off point is arbitrary to some extent, 25 years old is often thought of as the start of a player’s prime or peak.
The years prior to 25 often building up to their top level of play, peaking from 25 until around 30 (depending on position) then a decline, either gradual or steep, after that.
Having a good handle on who a team’s top under-25 players are gives an idea of what that team’s future looks like.
For the Cleveland Browns, making a list is quite difficult but the delineating line of 25 does help. At 25 are players like Myles Garrett, Kareem Hunt, John Johnson III and Nick Chubb. Baker Mayfield, Jack Conklin, Austin Hooper and Wyatt Teller all are 26 years old, according to the team website.
So who is left as the team’s top five under 25?
