Browns rookie class, Myles Garrett make historical past

1) Garrett units sack document, Browns rookie class make historical past

After an offseason that includes a commerce request and subsequent contract extension, Myles Garrett capped off the 2025 season by breaking the NFL sack document.

It took Garrett till the fourth quarter of his seventeenth recreation, however for anybody attempting to place an asterisk on this document, right here is a few added context:

Hall of Famer Michael Strahan set the document with 22.5 sacks in 16 video games in 2001. Giants opponents tried 521 passes towards them that season and took 46 sacks. For simplicity, we are going to name this 567 “pass plays.”

T.J. Watt tied Strahan’s document in 2021, technically a 17-game season, however did so in simply 15 video games performed that yr (he missed two video games as a consequence of harm). Steelers opponents had 557 cross performs within the video games Watt performed that season.

Garrett recorded his twenty third sack of the season in his seventeenth recreation performed. Browns opponents had 540 cross performs in 2025.

So for these counting at residence:

• Strahan: 22.5 sacks in 567 cross performs
• Watt: 22.5 sacks in 557 cross performs
• Garrett: 23.0 sacks in 540 cross performs

While it’s true that every one counting stat “records” are at risk of being damaged within the 17-game season period and past, that doesn’t imply they need to all have an asterisk subsequent to them. Especially this one.

Enjoy your 23-sack-record and new partnership with Jordan Brand, Myles.

Although the Browns had been eradicated from playoff competition 5 weeks in the past, 2025 ought to give Browns followers some hope for the long run. Shedeur Sanders confirmed promise, Quinshon Judkins scored seven touchdowns in simply 14 video games, Harold Fannin Jr. set franchise data for a rookie tight finish and Carson Schwesinger led all NFL rookies in tackles.

To wrap that every one up into some neat context: the 2025 Browns are the one crew because the 1970 merger to have a rookie lead them in cross yards (Sanders), rush yards (Judkins), receiving yards (Fannin Jr.) and tackles (Schwesinger) in a season.

Speaking of Schwesinger, if he wins Defensive Rookie of the Year and Garrett takes residence the Defensive Player of the Year award as anticipated, the 2025 Browns could be the fourth crew to have each the defensive participant and rookie of the yr in the identical season, becoming a member of: the 2013 Ravens (Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs), the 1981 Giants (Lawrence Taylor and … Lawrence Taylor) and the 1974 Steelers (Mean Joe Greene and Jack Lambert).