Statistically speaking, there are few areas in which the Cleveland Browns’ defense is truly standing out: the unit of coordinator Steve Wilks currently ranks 23rd in the league both in points allowed per game (24.2) and in defensive DVOA (5.4%), and has had inconsistencies against the pass while also struggling mightily to defend the run. Add it all up and you get a defense that can best be described as average seven weeks into the season.
There are exceptions, however, and the biggest might very well be former first-overall draft pick Myles Garrett. The 23-year-old is taking another major step in his development in his third year in the league, and now finds himself among the most productive edge rushers in all of football: through six games, he has registered 9.