Browns Roster: In-house options to replace Quinshon Judkins early in 2025

Browns RB Quinshon Judkins was recently arrested in Florida, and now, Cleveland has to scramble.

The Cleveland Browns drama train continues as Quinshon Judkins was recently arrested for domestic violence in Florida. The team now has to start thinking about how to remedy the situation, as Judkins will most likely be suspended by the league for the first part of the 2025 season.

Though the Browns could add another player via free agency, Cleveland has a decent amount of talent in the running back room already to effectively get them past Judkins’ suspension hump.

Jerome Ford

Though a large portion of the fanbase apparently dislikes Ford, the reality is that he’s been very good for Cleveland when on the field since being drafted. He’s improved every season when it comes to running the football and his lane awareness, and he’s already a proven pass-catcher out of the backfield.

Dylan Sampson

Sampson, Cleveland’s 4th-round pick, is an extremely versatile and explosive player in the backfield. Some NFL Draft Analysts and experts even had him ranked higher than Judkins on their draft boards.

He has excellent vision and should be the 1A/1B for Cleveland, alongside Jerome Ford, if the team decides to head into the year without adding anyone else to the running back room.

Pierre Strong

Strong has been pretty inconsistent in Cleveland, but when he’s able to get the ball in space on outside runs, screen passes, and wheel routes, he’s extremely deadly due to his speed.

Though he hasn’t been talked about a lot this offseason around Northeast Ohio, he’s a player who could see quite a bit of opportunities in 2025 during the inevitable Judkins suspension that’s looming.

If Cleveland decides to keep four running backs on the 53-man roster heading into Week 1, UDFA RB Ahmani Marshall could stick as the 4th guy in the room until Judkins comes back.

Marshall has the size (6’1”, 225 lbs.) and strength to be the Browns’ temporary short-yardage and goal-line back.

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