The Cleveland Browns have an interesting situation at tight end heading into the 2024 season.
At the top of the roster is David Njoku, who had a team-high 81 receptions and a career-best six touchdown catches last season, and is the unquestioned No. 1 option.
After that, it gets a bit unsettling with free-agent signing Giovanni Ricci, more of a fullback option, and incumbents Jordan Akins and Zaire Mitchell-Paden filling out the room. That’s not exactly an imposing trio, especially if Njoku were to miss any time this fall.
With general manager Andrew Berry expressing that the team views the annual NFL Draft as the ability to make long-term investments in the roster, it might be worth keeping an eye on tight end Theo Johnson from Penn State, a player with the size and athleticism to play the position, but also someone who is going to need some time to put it all together.