Rookie Jordan Elliott will be in the starting lineup at defensive tackle in Week 5. Cleveland’s third-round rookie from Missouri will take over for injured starter Larry Ogunjobi, who will miss the game with an oblique strain.
In his Friday Zoom session with reporters, head coach Kevin Stefanski indicated Elliott will make his first career start on Sunday when the Indianapolis Colts come to FirstEnergy Stadium.
“He’s played pretty well so far,” Stefanski said of Elliott. “We’re counting on him. He’s pretty responsible, follows through on studying to make sure he’s in the right spot, the right place. We just need him to go out there and do whatever is asked of him and do a good job.”
Elliott has consistently played between 33 and 45 percent of the defensive snaps as part of the Browns’ tackle rotation. In four games he has recorded three tackles.
Stefanski deferred on a follow-up question if the team would seek external help to bolster the wounded defensive line depth.
