The Browns running backs were a major problem for the team this season.  Reuben Droughns is looking more like a fullback playing tailback and that’s not good.  He doesn’t have much speed.  It’s possible that the Browns will draft, sign or trade for a legit halfback and move Droughns back to fullback.  Droughns played in 14 games last season and carried the ball 220 times for 758 yards (3.4 ypc) with 4 TD runs.  He also caught 27 passes for 169 yards (6.3 avg).  For his career, Droughns has played in 86 games (50 starts) and has carried the ball 844 times for 3,327 yards (3.9 ypc) with 13 TD runs.  He also has caught 116 passes for 940 yards (8.1 avg) with 6 TD receptions.  I don’t want to be too hard on Droughns because he has run for over 1,200 yards in a season twice in his career, but, the Browns need an upgrade to this unit as a whole.

Jason Wright was the top back-up until he missed the last three games of the season due to injury.  He didn’t do a whole lot and will have a tough time making the Browns next season.  He carried the ball 62 times for 189 yards (3.0 ypc) and he caught 6 passes for 82 yards (13.7 avg).  For his career, Wright has carried the ball 76 times for 226 yards (3.0 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also has caught 9 passes for 97 yards (10.8 avg).

Jermome Harrison didn’t get much of a chance in his rookie season despite having a great pre-season.  He carried the ball 20 times for 60 yards (3.0 ypc) and he caught 9 passes for 47 yards (5.2 avg).