Cleveland went 4-12 in Pat Shurmur's first year as head coach. Colt McCoy, in his second year, threw for 2,733 yards on 6.0 yards per attempt and was benched in mid-December for the rest of the season after a hit in a Pittsburgh game put him in concussion protocol. Seneca Wallace finished the year.
Peyton Hillis, coming off the previous year's Madden cover, ran for 587 yards in 10 games during a contract dispute that defined the year. Joe Haden played at his Pro Bowl level in his second year. The defense, in Dick Jauron's first year as coordinator, ranked top-fifteen in yards allowed. The franchise's offseason produced a draft trade up to take Trent Richardson at No. 3 overall and Brandon Weeden at No. 22.

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Arm | Accuracy | Clutch | Ball Security | Release Speed | Scramble | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 190 | Overall 23 | Accuracy 9 | QB | #06 | 190 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 63 | - | - | |||||||
| Snaps 876 | Overall 9 | Accuracy 33 | QB | #12 | 876 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 18 | 26 | 47 | 36 | |||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Rush | Power | Burst | Receiving | Blocking | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 462 | Overall 17 | Rush 20 | RB | #40 | 462 | 17 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 18 | 61 | ||||||||
| Snaps 255 | Overall 3 | Rush 3 | RB | #48 | 255 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 42 | ||||||||
| Snaps 328 | Overall 3 | Rush 1 | RB | #25 | 328 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 61 | 41 | 68 | ||||||||
| Snaps 36 | Overall 3 | Rush 3 | RB | #44 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 72 | 73 | ||||||||
| Snaps 268 | Overall 2 | Rush 3 | RB | #31 | 268 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 41 | 14 | ||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Route Running | Separation | Hands | YAC | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 557 | Overall 77 | Route Running 74 | WR | #16 | 557 | 77 | 74 | 57 | 42 | 79 | |||||||||
| Snaps 245 | Overall 57 | Route Running 54 | WR | #10 | 245 | 57 | 54 | 62 | 92 | 19 | |||||||||
| Snaps 42 | Overall 31 | Route Running 30 | WR | #18 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Snaps 962 | Overall 30 | Route Running 26 | WR | #15 | 962 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 8 | 40 | |||||||||
| Snaps 636 | Overall 27 | Route Running 27 | WR | #11 | 636 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 36 | 8 | |||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Receiving | Separation | Hands | Pass Pro | Run Block | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 332 | Overall 77 | Receiving 86 | TE | #89 | 332 | 77 | 86 | 59 | 82 | 35 | 46 | ||||||||
| Snaps 305 | Overall 63 | Receiving 51 | TE | #81 | 305 | 63 | 51 | 23 | 9 | 39 | 86 | ||||||||
| Snaps 662 | Overall 47 | Receiving 38 | TE | #82 | 662 | 47 | 38 | 28 | 17 | 95 | 70 | ||||||||
| Snaps 59 | Overall 21 | Receiving 19 | TE | #84 | 59 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 79 | 49 | ||||||||
| Snaps 54 | Overall 20 | Pass Pro 16 | TE | #87 | 54 | 20 | - | - | - | 16 | 95 | ||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Pass Pro | Drive | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 1,063 | Overall 89 | Pass Pro 99 | OT | #73 | 1,063 | 89 | 99 | 65 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 51 | Overall 89 | Pass Pro 90 | OG | #77 | 51 | 89 | 90 | 89 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 1,063 | Overall 83 | Pass Pro 98 | C | #55 | 1,063 | 83 | 98 | 83 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 781 | Overall 81 | Pass Pro 88 | OT | #79 | 781 | 81 | 88 | 84 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 1,013 | Overall 64 | Pass Pro 49 | OG | #66 | 1,013 | 64 | 49 | 88 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 1,063 | Overall 42 | Pass Pro 55 | OG | #62 | 1,063 | 42 | 55 | 45 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 191 | Overall 34 | Pass Pro 20 | OG | #75 | 191 | 34 | 20 | 92 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 92 | Overall 12 | Pass Pro 1 | OG | #72 | 92 | 12 | 1 | 72 | |||||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Pass Rush | Run Stuff | Hurry | Tackling | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 929 | Overall 70 | Pass Rush 57 | DT | #71 | 929 | 70 | 57 | 55 | 64 | 83 | |||||||||
| Snaps 949 | Overall 63 | Pass Rush 91 | EDGE | #97 | 949 | 63 | 91 | 22 | 62 | 31 | |||||||||
| Snaps 227 | Overall 54 | Pass Rush 37 | DT | #91 | 227 | 54 | 37 | 49 | 85 | 91 | |||||||||
| Snaps 262 | Overall 41 | Pass Rush 22 | DT | #69 | 262 | 41 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 87 | |||||||||
| Snaps 48 | Overall 30 | Pass Rush 34 | EDGE | #70 | 48 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 90 | 81 | |||||||||
| Snaps 148 | Overall 28 | Pass Rush 19 | EDGE | #96 | 148 | 28 | 19 | 51 | 1 | 88 | |||||||||
| Snaps 732 | Overall 36 | Pass Rush 51 | DT | #98 | 732 | 36 | 51 | 30 | 41 | 85 | |||||||||
| Snaps 723 | Overall 14 | Pass Rush 2 | EDGE | #92 | 723 | 14 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 29 | |||||||||
| Snaps 120 | Overall 4 | Pass Rush 3 | EDGE | #94 | 120 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Run Stuff | Cover | Blitz | Tackling | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 1,073 | Overall 94 | Cover 58 | LB | #52 | 1,073 | 94 | 98 | 58 | 49 | 98 | |||||||||
| Snaps 268 | Overall 65 | Cover 21 | LB | #56 | 268 | 65 | 60 | 21 | 69 | 32 | |||||||||
| Snaps 37 | Overall 63 | Cover 80 | LB | #59 | 37 | 63 | 24 | 80 | 24 | 80 | |||||||||
| Snaps 863 | Overall 42 | Cover 35 | LB | #51 | 863 | 42 | 17 | 35 | 47 | 56 | |||||||||
| Snaps 633 | Overall 41 | Cover 15 | LB | #99 | 633 | 41 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 83 | |||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Cover | Blitz | Run Stuff | Tackling | Ball Hawk | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 973 | Overall 80 | Cover 67 | CB | #23 | 973 | 80 | 67 | 34 | 96 | 96 | 100 | ||||||||
| Snaps 468 | Overall 80 | Cover 46 | S | #43 | 468 | 80 | 46 | 36 | 98 | 97 | 48 | ||||||||
| Snaps 827 | Overall 73 | Cover 78 | S | #20 | 827 | 73 | 78 | 1 | 49 | 87 | 38 | ||||||||
| Snaps 652 | Overall 68 | Cover 29 | S | #28 | 652 | 68 | 29 | 11 | 97 | 96 | 6 | ||||||||
| Snaps 959 | Overall 63 | Cover 67 | CB | #24 | 959 | 63 | 67 | 25 | 22 | 44 | 83 | ||||||||
| Snaps 545 | Overall 60 | Cover 58 | CB | #21 | 545 | 60 | 58 | 46 | 42 | 95 | 99 | ||||||||
| Snaps 123 | Overall 27 | Cover 29 | CB | #22 | 123 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 80 | 62 | ||||||||
| Snaps 180 | Overall 23 | Cover 46 | S | #27 | 180 | 23 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 52 | ||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Net | Air Time | Pin | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 5 | Net 88 | Air Time 100 | P | #07 | 5 | 88 | 100 | 50 | |||||||||||