Judkins was expected to be Cleveland’s primary running back during his rookie season following the departure of veteran Nick Chubb, who signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal with the Houston Texans in June. Browns assistant general manager Catherine Hickman said Judkins had a similar style to Chubb after the team’s draft selection in April.
“His physicality, his contact balance, the way he runs with strength is something I’ve seen in Nick [Chubb] as an example and those are things, and I’m not saying that this is Nick, Nick is just again, what Nick means to this organization is beyond words,” Hickman said via Cleveland.com. “But what I’m saying here is this style of play is just going to fit very nicely with what we’re trying to do.”
Judkins, who spent his first two collegiate seasons at Ole Miss, recorded 1,060 yards and 14 touchdowns on 194 rushing attempts, as well as 22 receptions for 161 yards and two touchdowns, in 16 games at Ohio State in 2024. Cleveland also selected former Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson in the fourth-round of this year’s draft.
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