Predicting Browns' Top NFL Training Camp Breakout Players

There should be no shortage of storylines to follow at Cleveland Browns training camp this summer. From the quarterback situation to position battles to the implementation of a new rookie class, practices will likely be interesting to track.

It all begins Tuesday, which is the mandatory report date for all Browns players. However, rookies have already shown up at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus, as the report date for first-year players was last Friday.

After Cleveland ended an 18-year playoff drought in 2020, it went 8-9 and missed the postseason last year. If the Browns are going to get back to the playoffs in 2022, they'll likely need some young players to step up and fill bigger roles while continuing their progression.

Here's a look at several players who could be the breakout performers of the Browns' training camp.

Cleveland went out and traded for Amari Cooper to be its No. 1 wide receiver for the 2022 season. Beyond that, it's not clear what the order will be on the receiving depth chart, with a host of younger or less proven players set to compete for time in camp.

One wide receiver who could seize a starting role is Donovan Peoples-Jones, who showed improvement from his 2020 rookie season to his 2021 sophomore campaign. Last year, he had 34 catches for 597 yards and three touchdowns in 14 games.

There could be even better performances on the horizon from the 23-year-old. It should help that he'll likely be on the opposite side of the field from Cooper, who is sure to draw plenty of attention from opposing defenses.

Peoples-Jones needs a strong training camp to stand out in the crowded group behind Cooper. But considering how well he's fared in his first two NFL seasons, that seems likely to happen.

After a solid rookie season in 2021, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is now poised to take a big step forward. Throughout last year, he showed the type of talent he possesses, and he could be a young linebacker to watch in the NFL this year.

"I think he has had a good offseason," Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said, per Anthony Poisal of the team's official site. "He is working very hard as he does. Like any sophomore, there is hopefully a step that just comes from a greater understanding of what we are doing schematically, greater use of technique and those type of things. He is working hard."

In 14 games last season, the 22-year-old recorded 76 tackles, 1.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. He began to play a larger percentage of snaps in the second half of the year as he became more comfortable in the defense.

It will be intriguing to see how Owusu-Koramoah continues his development at training camp. With a strong showing, he should solidify his starting spot at outside linebacker and potentially become a breakout defensive player this season.

Grant Delpit's NFL career got off to a slow start.

The 2020 second-round draft pick suffered a torn Achilles tendon during his first training camp and missed the entire season. He then dealt with a hamstring issue in his second camp ahead of the 2021 campaign.

Delpit finally got on to the field for the Browns in Week 2 of last season, and he went on to play 15 games, showing the potential he has to be a strong defensive back at the top of Cleveland's secondary. He recorded 66 tackles, one interception, one sack and one forced fumble, and he also made seven starts.

Now that the 23-year-old is healthy, he should only get better from here. That will especially be the case if the safety can fully prepare for the upcoming season.

As long as Delpit can do that, he should impress this summer. And that will likely lead to the best season of his NFL career thus far.