The Cleveland Browns have been non-committal in their stance on who the team’s primary running back will be in 2018.
From what we have seen so far through two preseason games, and throughout much of training camp, it appears Carlos Hyde will get the first shot at primary ballcarrier duties, with Duke Johnson spelling him in passing situations and as a change-of-pace back. Meanwhile, rookie Nick Chubb has worked exclusively with Baker Mayfield’s second-team offense.
All we have heard from the team is that they plan to ride the “hot hand” at running back. Running backs coach Freddie Kitchens sees his apparently stacked backfield as a strength, not an area of concern.