Cleveland Browns DVOA, Stats, & NFL Rankings

Cleveland Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins will take on the Baltimore Ravens at home in Week 8. The Ravens have been generous to fantasy kickers this season, allowing the 10th-most fantasy points per game to the position through seven games. That being said, Hopkins has attempted more than two field goals just twice in seven games and has exactly one attempt in four games in 2024. He should not be considered as a starting fantasy option heading into Week 8.

Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku turned in a big game in a Week 7 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, catching 10 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown. The veteran tight end will look to keep it going in a Week 8 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens at home. Njoku should continue to operate as the team's top option moving forward, which puts him in play as a top-three option at the tight end position in fantasy this weekend. The Ravens have been generous to opposing tight ends this season, giving Njoku one of his better matchups of the season. Njoku is also as healthy as he's been for a while as he practiced fully all week after dealing with knee and ankle injuries for much of the season. He should be locked into starting lineups as a no-brainer starting option this weekend.

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (knee) practiced fully all week despite being listed on the team's injury report with a knee injury and is without an injury status heading into a Week 8 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Jeudy failed to take advantage of the trade that sent Amari Cooper to Buffalo last week, catching just one pass for 18 yards in a Week 7 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. He will look to bounce back against a Ravens defense allowing the second-most fantasy points per game to opposing wideouts this season. Jeudy has a chance to turn in a big game thanks to the plus matchup but he should be treated as a WR4 in fantasy heading into the weekend.

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Cedric Tillman had a breakout performance in his team's Week 7 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, catching eight balls for 81 yards. Tillman will look to continue the success in Week 8 against the Baltimore Ravens at home while the Browns will hope that they found their new WR1 after trading Amari Cooper to the Buffalo Bills ahead of Week 7. Tillman has a chance for a big game against a Baltimore secondary that is allowing the second-most fantasy points per game to opposing wide receivers this year. Trusting anyone on the Cleveland offense is a bit of a stretch this season but Tillman is on the map as a WR4 in fantasy thanks to the plus matchup.

Cleveland Browns running back Jerome Ford (hamstring) was ruled out for Week 8 according to Scott Petrak of The Chronicle Telegram. Ford was able to return to practice on Friday after sitting out on Wednesday and Thursday but did not progress enough to suit up this weekend. As a result, Ford will now set his sights on returning to action in Week 9 against the Los Angeles Chargers. As a result, fantasy managers should expect Nick Chubb to operate as the lead runner against the Baltimore Ravens with Pierre Strong Jr. serving as the No.2 option.