Everyone has wondered about how new head coach Kevin Stefanski will divide up the workload between talented RBs Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt. It was a driving topic for fantasy football analysts all summer. Based on Week 1, it’s going to be close to an even split.
Hunt was on the field for 36 of the Browns’ 73 total offensive snaps. Chubb played one less, charting for 35 reps. Hunt did wind up getting more touches: 13 carries, 4 targets to Chubb’s 10 carries and one passing target.
Fullback Andy Janovich played just nine snaps, less than was generally expected. Third-string RB D’Ernest Johnson was on the field for four offensive snaps.
Five offensive players took every rep: four of the five starting offensive linemen and QB Baker Mayfield. That includes center JC Tretter, who was questionable for the game with a knee.
Left tackle Jedrick Wills left with a leg injury after 57 snaps, which was still more than any other Browns offensive player played. Tight end Austin Hooper was next up with 56, followed by WRs Odell Beckham Jr. (55), Jarvis Landry (52) and KhaDarel Hodge (40). No. 4 wideout Rashard Higgins saw 16 reps.
Four defensive players were on the field for all 59 snaps. All play in the secondary: safeties Andrew Sendejo and Karl Joseph and CBs Denzel Ward and Terrance Mitchell.
No. 3 CB Tavierre Thomas played 28, just under half the snaps. No other corners played on defense, a situation that bears watching. The third safety, Ronnie Harrison, played just two reps after joining the team during the week.
Rookie DT Jordan Elliott was on the field for nearly half the game, 26 total snaps on defense. Five defensive linemen played more than 50 percent of the 59 snaps, including reserve DE Adrian Clayborn (32). It shows the heavy emphasis on the D-line rotation under new coordinator Joe Woods.