Browns' 2026 NFLPA report cards stay terrible with bottom-three ranking

The Cleveland Browns have been residing at the bottom of the NFL standings for years now. While there have been some positives in recent years, including Myles Garrett breaking the sack record, the negatives have brought the team down.

One of those negatives came with the NFLPA report cards. Last year, as the NFLPA shared, the Browns ranked 30th in the NFL, third-worst in the league behind the Arizona Cardinals and the New England Patriots.

While the report cards weren't released this year officially, ESPN's Kalyn Kahler shared insight into some of the grades for this past season. For the Browns, they were, once again, the 30th-ranked team as nothing changed from last year.

Browns ranked 30th in NFLPA report card

"The Arizona Cardinals finished 31st in the 2026 survey after a last-place finish in 2025," Kahler writes, "and the Cleveland Browns finished in 30th, the same as in 2025."

While the NFLPA report cards aren't officially released to the public, this report from ESPN does indicate that the Browns didn't improve from last season.

In their report card from 2025, the Browns' rankings in the 11 categories the NFLPA surveyed for the report card looked like this: 

A few of the noteworthy mentions from this report card were about the training room being understaffed and the locker room being "problematic" for the Browns players. But the worst was a different issue beyond the facilities.

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"In addition to issues with their locker room, players expressed concern about poor time management and a lack of culture, accountability, and standards within the organization," the NFLPA report card shared.

It's impossible to know if the Browns addressed these issues and if any changes were made in general. But, considering their grade stayed at 30th overall, it's hard to imagine much of anything changed for the better.

This ESPN report didn't delve into the specific issues the Browns had; the rankings from last year's report card, combined with their ranking this year, indicate the Browns are still one of the worst teams in the NFL.

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