Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
Cleveland BrownsOVERPAIDModel 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 →
STM Take
2024 Pro Bowl plus 2020 Butkus Award plus the Notre Dame 2nd-round draft pedigree establishes Owusu-Koramoah in the elite LB class. The 2024 midseason neck injury puts continued durability and even continued-career question on every 2026 projection. The 2026 question is whether Owusu-Koramoah returns to play at all or whether the structural neck injury closes the chapter.
Owusu-Koramoah came out of Notre Dame as the Cleveland Browns' 2nd-round pick (52nd overall) in 2021 after winning the 2020 Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker. He earned the 2024 Pro Bowl before suffering a serious neck injury midseason that ended his 2024 year and his 2025 status was uncertain.
Strengths
- 2024 Pro Bowl plus 2020 Butkus Award plus Notre Dame 2nd-round draft pedigree establishes elite LB pedigree.
- Notre Dame ACC 2020 Butkus Award winner plus four years of Browns development gives him real elite career foundation.
Concerns
- 2024 midseason neck injury plus uncertain 2025 status puts continued playing-career question on every 2026 projection.
- Cleveland's broader defensive identity around Myles Garrett's primary pass-rush priority puts continued LB ceiling partly dependent on health.
What to watch: Whether Owusu-Koramoah returns to play at all in 2026 plus medical clearance, the threshold for confirming the elite ceiling can be sustained.
Comps
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Injury StatusOut
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is listed Out (Neck), reported Sep 8. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
Draft & College
He lasted longer than consensus.
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Of the 320 players taken as a second-rounder between 2012 and 2021, 63% earned a second contract and 58% became starters. The median one started 44 career games.