Third-year edge rusher called Browns' best-kept secret

Coming off a rough three-win season, there weren't many positive takeaways for a Browns team that entered the season with postseason hopes. However, there were some positive individual performances in the mix of bad that can provide some optimism heading into the 2025 season. Some players who surpassed expectations in a rough year include receiver Jerry Jeudy, linebackers Jordan Hicks and Devin Bush, edge rusher Isaiah McGuire, and defensive tackle Jowon Briggs. With that, Bleacher Report's Matt Holder went through each roster and found his best-kept secret on every squad. McGuire made the cut for the Browns after his improvement in his second season. McGuire was a fourth-round pick of the Browns in the 2023 draft out of Missouri. His rookie season was essentially a redshirt year in 2023, where he played only 93 total snaps as Za'Darius Smith was a starter with Ogbo Okoronkwo and Alex Wright as the top backups. With Smith getting traded during the 2024 season, McGuire stepped into a bigger role and thrived.