3 Most Underappreciated Browns Players On Roster

Everyone saw what the Cleveland Browns were able to accomplish in 2020.

First-year head coach Kevin Stefanski was able to get the most out of his players.

To be fair, the Browns roster is built to win and have some of the best talent throughout the league.

This roster is headlined with players like Baker Mayfield, Myles Garrett, Nick Chubb, and Denzel Ward.

Although, it took more than just those few players to make the playoff run that Cleveland did last season.

There were a handful of players that slid under-the-radar and should get praise for their performance on the Browns roster.

1. J.C. Tretter

The 30-year-old center has done nothing but succeed since joining the Browns organization.

In fact, J.C. Tretter has not missed a game since joining Cleveland in 2017.

Somehow, the veteran center has played all 16 games every season over the last four years.

He doesn’t quite get as much credit as he deserves with Joel Bitonio, breakout stud Wyatt Teller, and youngster Jedrick Wills on the roster.

It’s worth noting that in 2020, Tretter allowed only one sack with over 1,000 snaps played.

He finished with a 77.1 overall grade last season, according to Pro Football Focus.

Tretter goes out there and plays well every Sunday and has proven to be well worth his contract.

Sadly, Tretter gets lost in the shuffle with how loaded the Browns have made their offensive line.

He might not be a Pro Bowl caliber center, but Tretter has been an asset to this roster.

2. Sione Takitaki

One of the players that wasn’t talked about much last season was second-year linebacker Sione Takitaki.

The 25-year-old had a breakout campaign, but it was muffled by fantastic turnaround seasons by Baker Mayfield and Wyatt Teller.

Takitaki went from being a rotational linebacker to basically a full-time starter in the matter of one season.

At times, Takitaki looked like a completely different player than he did during his rookie year in Cleveland.