Carson Schwesinger
Cleveland BrownsUNDERPAIDModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 16 games
Draft & College
He went earlier than consensus.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
Rookie tier 3 (#24) for a 33rd overall pick with the 2024 Pac-12 DPOY award puts Schwesinger on a strong year-one developmental arc. The UCLA Pac-12 pedigree plus the 2024 DPOY plus the structural Browns anchor role gives him real college foundation. The 2026 question is whether Schwesinger crosses into tier 2 territory in his year-two jump or whether the structural rookie tier 3 finish stabilizes at top-25 LB.
Schwesinger came out of UCLA as the Cleveland Browns' 2nd-round pick (33rd overall) in 2025 after winning the 2024 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. The Browns installed him in a starting LB role from his rookie year. His rookie 2025 finish at tier 3 (#24) puts him on the strong year-one developmental band for 2nd-round LB prospects.
Strengths
- 2024 Pac-12 DPOY plus 33rd overall draft slot plus rookie tier 3 (#24) STTM finish establishes strong elite college and developmental foundation.
- Year-one starter snaps for the Browns at age 22 plus the structural Cleveland anchor role gives him the developmental runway.
Concerns
- Single tier 3 finish without prior STTM history caps the long-term projection certainty.
- Cleveland's broader defensive identity around Myles Garrett's primary pass-rush priority compresses Schwesinger's structural snap share.
What to watch: Whether Schwesinger crosses into tier 2 (top 15) in 2026, the standard year-two threshold for 2nd-round LB picks on Pro Bowl trajectories.