Browns’ defensive snap counts, stats, and notes: Week 7

The defense played their best game of the season, but still lost.

By Chris Pokorny@DawgsByNature Oct 24, 2022, 4:03pm EDT

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Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on defense for the Cleveland Browns’ Week 7 game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Defensive Line

Pos	Player	Plays	%	Stats
Pos	Player	Plays	%	Stats
DL	Taven Bryan	54	84%	1 tackle (1 combined). 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 QH.
DL	Myles Garrett	51	80%	4 tackles (4 combined). 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 QH.
DL	Jordan Elliott	49	77%	2 tackles, 1 assist (3 combined).
DL	Alex Wright	31	48%	2 tackles (2 combined). 1 TFL.
DL	Jadeveon Clowney	23	36%	1 QH.
DL	Isaiah Thomas	23	36%	2 tackles, 2 assists (4 combined). 1 pass defended, 1 FR.
DL	Tommy Togiai	17	27%	1 tackle, 2 assists (3 combined).
DL	Perrion Winfrey	12	19%	1 assist (1 combined).

Myles Garrett played his butt off again, forcing one sack and making some plays against the run too.
Jadeveon Clowney made his return to action, but played far fewer snaps than his previous game, only in on 36% of the snaps. There seemed to be an uptick in reps for rookie Isaiah Thomas, who also recovered the late fumble.

Linebacker

Pos	Player	Plays	%	Stats
Pos	Player	Plays	%	Stats
LB	Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	51	80%	5 tackles, 1 assist (6 combined). 1 TFL, 2 passes defended, 1 FF.
LB	Sione Takitaki	36	56%	4 tackles, 3 assists (7 combined). 1 TFL, 1 QH.
LB	Deion Jones	33	52%	4 tackles, 1 assist (5 combined). 1 TFL.
LB	Jacob Phillips	31	48%	7 tackles (7 combined).
LB	Justin Kunaszyk	1	2%	No stats registered.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah had his best performance of the 2022 season, looking like his rookie form, as he graded out to a 90.6 by PFF. He had the forced fumble near the end of the game that gave Cleveland a chance to come back.
Unfortunately, Jacob Phillips suffered a pectoral injury during the game, and will miss the rest of the season. Deion Jones made his debut after being acquired by the Falcons, but had a grade of 36.2, per PFF.

Cornerback

Pos	Player	Plays	%	Stats
Pos	Player	Plays	%	Stats
CB	Greg Newsome	63	98%	1 tackle (1 combined).
CB	Martin Emerson	63	98%	4 tackles (4 combined). 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 QH.
CB	Greedy Williams	14	22%	2 tackles, 1 assist (3 combined).

The cornerbacks didn’t seem to be targeted much, which is one of the reasons that Greg Newsome only had one tackle on the day.
Martin Emerson continues to be that player who plays tight coverage, gets his hand nearly in the way, and the ball just slips in right to the receiver. I’m still pleased with his rookie effort.

Safety

Pos	Player	Plays	%	Stats
Pos	Player	Plays	%	Stats
S	Grant Delpit	64	100%	4 tackles, 3 assists (7 combined). 1 pass defended.
S	John Johnson	64	100%	2 tackles, 2 assists (4 combined). 1 TFL.
S	Ronnie Harrison	24	38%	2 tackles (2 combined).

Ronnie Harrison saw more action than usual as the extra defensive back, playing in 38% of the snaps. John Johnson and Grant Delpit still played every snap.