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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAmericans are expected to wager an estimated $30 billion on the 2025 NFL season through legal U.S. sportsbooks, according to the American Gaming Association.<\/p>\n
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- Cleveland Browns second-round pick Quinshon Judkins is the only unsigned player from the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/li>\n
- An offseason misdemeanor battery charge against Judkins was dropped, but a contract agreement has not immediately followed.<\/li>\n
- Coach Kevin Stefanski has not provided an update on Judkins’ status or confirmed if he will play in Week 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A total of 257 players were selected in the 2025 NFL Draft. Just one remains unsigned as the start of the 2025 season<\/a> draws near.<\/p>\n
The Cleveland Browns<\/a> have yet to reach an agreement with second-round running back Quinshon Judkins<\/a>. The 21-year-old was the third running back selected in the 2025 NFL Draft overall after racking up 1,060 yards and 14 touchdowns during his lone season at Ohio State.<\/p>\n
Judkins (5-11, 221 pounds) was expected to quickly emerge as a big-bodied backfield leader in Cleveland. Instead, he may not be under contract for Week 1<\/a>, and it remains unclear exactly when he might be able to debut for the Browns.<\/p>\n
Why is Judkins unsigned, and when could he ultimately join the Browns? Here are the latest updates on his contract and status as the 2025 NFL season arrives.<\/p>\n
When will Quinshon Judkins sign?<\/h2>\n
The Browns “are hopeful that Judkins will join the team in Berea this week,” Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com<\/a> reports, but it remains unclear whether the second-round rookie will join the team ahead of Week 1.<\/p>\n
Judkins remains unsigned after an offseason during which many NFL second-round picks remained unsigned long-term in an attempt to negotiate fully guaranteed contracts. Seven players were successful in achieving that goal, including fellow Browns second-rounder and No. 33 overall pick, linebacker\u00a0Carson Schwesinger<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Judkins staying unsigned “may or may not have to do with the full guarantee,”\u00a0Cabot reports<\/a>. The Ohio State product was the 36th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, which gives him a slot value of just under $11.39 million, per\u00a0Spotrac.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The other complicating factor of Judkins’ signing \u2013 or lack thereof \u2013 was an offseason arrest on a misdemeanor battery charge. The Broward County State Attorney’s Office announced Aug. 14 it was\u00a0declining to move forward with the charge against him<\/a>, but that did not spark an immediate signing with the Browns.<\/p>\n
As such, the timeline for the 21-year-old to agree to a deal with the Browns remains murky.<\/p>\n
Quinshon Judkins contract update<\/h2>\n
The Browns have remained mum about Judkins’ status. That continued at coach Kevin Stefanski’s media availability on Monday, Sept. 1, ahead of the team’s Week 1 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n
“I don\u2019t have an update,” Stefanski said when asked about Judkins’ status.<\/p>\n
Similarly, Cleveland’s assistant general manager Catherine Hickman did not provide an updated timeline for Judkins to sign his contract at her Monday media availability.<\/p>\n
Will Quinshon Judkins play in Week 1?<\/h2>\n
Stefanski expressed uncertainty about how quickly Judkins would be able to get up to speed upon signing a deal.<\/p>\n
As such, the sixth-year coach wouldn’t commit to the rookie running back playing in Week 1 even if he joins the team Wednesday or Thursday.<\/p>\n
“I can\u2019t get into that,” Stefanski said. “Hard to speculate.”<\/p>\n
Browns RB depth chart<\/h2>\n
The Browns currently have three running backs on their 53-man roster and five in their organization as a whole. Below is a look at their available running backs:<\/p>\n
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- Jerome Ford<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dylan Sampson<\/a><\/li>\n
- Raheim Sanders<\/a><\/li>\n
- Trayveon Williams<\/a>\u00a0(practice squad)<\/li>\n
- Ahmani Marshall<\/a>\u00a0(practice squad)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Ford figures to be the primary beneficiary of Judkins’ absence. The fourth-year back averaged a career-best 5.4 yards per carry last season while splitting carries with Nick Chubb<\/a> and D’Onta Foreman<\/a>. He should be the backfield leader ahead of Sampson, a fourth-round rookie, and Sanders, an undrafted rookie whom the Browns claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n
It isn’t clear exactly where Judkins would slot into Cleveland’s depth chart upon signing. He would likely earn a top-three role out of the gate, but it may take him time to leapfrog Ford and Sampson in the team’s pecking order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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- Dylan Sampson<\/a><\/li>\n
- Jerome Ford<\/a><\/li>\n