Injuries rarely get celebrated, but they often open the door for someone nobody saw coming. Depth players spend months waiting for their chance, and when it finally arrives, they have to be ready immediately. Some never get another opportunity, while others turn a few weeks of extra snaps into a permanent role. One young Browns defensive tackle appears to be in the second group.
Jack Duffin highlighted his recent production.
“#Browns DT Adin Huntington 4th in the NFL for pressures the last three weeks,” Duffin wrote.
#Browns DT Adin Huntington 4th in the NFL for pressures the last three weeks https://t.co/muzyRSxtyb
— Jack Duffin (@JackDuffin) October 20, 2026
That is a remarkable climb for a player who went undrafted in 2025. Adin Huntington had just half a sack across his rookie season, and he barely factored into the pass rush during the first 3 games of this year.
Everything changed when Mason Graham went down on Pittsburgh’s opening series in Week 4. With Mike Hall Jr. also hurt that night and Kalia Davis on injured reserve, Huntington was thrust into the middle of the defensive line, and he has not looked back.
Huntington did not record a single quarterback hit through the first 3 weeks. Over the last 3 games, he has 1.5 sacks, 7 quarterback hits and a fumble recovery. He sacked Aaron Rodgers in the win over the Steelers, split a sack against the New York Jets and hit Tyler Huntley 3 times on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens.
Ranking 4th in the league in pressures over that span puts him in impressive company, especially for a player listed at 6-foot-1 and 281 pounds. Huntington wins with quickness and leverage rather than size, and he has made it difficult for interior linemen to get their hands on him.
His path to this point adds to the story. Huntington began his college career at Kent State before stops at Louisiana-Monroe and Tulane, then had to earn his way onto an NFL roster without hearing his name called on draft day.
The bigger question is what happens once Graham returns. Graham leads the team with 4 sacks and will reclaim his starting role, but Huntington has given the coaching staff every reason to keep him in the rotation.
That depth could become one of Cleveland’s biggest strengths. The Browns host the Tennessee Titans on Sunday before a trip to Pittsburgh, and having a young tackle who can collapse the pocket as a backup would make an already dangerous front even harder to handle.
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