Cleveland Browns Tackle Dawand Jones Trimmed Down Ahead of Year Four

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Apr 7, 2026 - 04:00
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Cleveland Browns Tackle Dawand Jones Trimmed Down Ahead of Year Four

Cleveland's relationship with tackle Dawand Jones has been up and down for his now three seasons in Cleveland. The 6'8" mammoth of an offensive tackle was Cleveland's fourth-round selection in the 2023 NFL Draft from Ohio State.

Many Browns fans were familiar with Jones from his time in Columbus, but few realized how much of an impact he would have on Cleveland's roster right away. In the 2023 season, Jones had no time to settle in. In Cleveland's opening game against the Cincinnati Bengals, starting right tackle Jack Conklin went down with a major knee injury, and Jones was immediately thrust into action.

He played very well in his first action and continued to play solid football in nine starts his rookie year until he suffered a season-ending MCL injury. There was promise, and Cleveland was starting to feel good about their future at the tackle position.

The 2024 season rolled around, and it was nearly the same story as 2023. Starting left tackle Jedrick Wills never recovered properly from a 2023 knee injury, and he ended up missing most of 2024. Jones filled in for him and did okay at the position, but did not totally live up to expectations.

Wills decided to sit out the entire 2025 season, so the left tackle position was Jones' from the start, and it was not good. He showed up to camp overweight, some reports saying that he was close to 400 pounds, and he looked it. Slow, unathletic, out of place, and then eventually, lost for the entire season due to another knee injury.

Question marks surround the young player as he enters year four. On Thursday, Jones was seen for the first time since his injury. The first clip that was floating around the internet was him back on the basketball court in the 3uro League, where he was getting a run in.

The second piece of content that hit the internet was him checking in on a scale. It is a side-by-side photo of him in early February, saying that he needed to lose about 10 more pounds, next to a picture of him on April 2nd, showing that he is 359 pounds. The 10 pounds that he wanted to lose are gone, and he is rounding into shape as Cleveland's offseason program gets going.

When Jones is playing good football, he is a really good player in this league. The only problem is that those moments have been few and far between. Cleveland knows better than most that injuries are going to happen, especially to their offensive line.

If Jones can prove to be healthy, he can either be a swing backup tackle for the Browns or the starting left tackle while the rookie they draft is getting ready to take over the spot long term.

Regardless, it is good to see the young player back moving after three straight seasons of bad injury luck.

This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Cleveland Browns Tackle Dawand Jones Trimmed Down Ahead of Year Four

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