Browns S Grant Delpit the latest to be recognized around the NFL

While the Cleveland Browns and safety Grant Delpit may be treading around a contract issue on the heels of training camp, there is no doubt the impact that he has made on the field.

Drafted by the Browns in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Delpit has been a mainstay in Cleveland, earning a second contract during the 2023 season. While he now enters the final year of that second contract, personnel around the league have taken notice of his impact with the Browns.

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As ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler continues to poll executives around the NFL to form an aggregated ranking system, he has arrived at the safety position today. And while Delpit did not make the cut as a top-10 safety in the NFL, he did get a nod as an honorable mention

What NFL execs have to say about the Browns’ safety

What has one AFC executive excited about Delpit is his versatile skillset and ability to be deployed in a variety of schematic ways. That has shown up in Cleveland with his ability to gain ground over the top, come downhill as a tackler, and more. Here is what the anonymous executive had to say on the Browns’ veteran safety:

“He can blitz, cover tight ends, aggressive, instinctive. He would be up there if he had more ball production.”

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Can Delpit and the Browns come to an agreement on another contract extension? Can he find yet another leap in his game entering his seventh season in the NFL?

This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns S Grant Delpit the latest to be recognized around the NFL