Dylan Sampson will continue to run the football while wearing orange.
It will just be a different shade.
Sampson, who set the University of Tennessee’s single-season rushing record last year with 1,491 yards, was selected late in Saturday’s fourth round by the Cleveland Browns as the 126th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Cleveland became the first franchise in more than a decade to draft two running backs in the first four rounds, having tabbed former Ole Miss and Ohio State standout Quinshon Judkins during Friday’s second round.
“I think it’s a blessing,” Sampson said on a conference call after his selection. “You look at the NFL right now, and you see guys like David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs in Detroit. In the past, you had Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram in New Orleans. I think it works best when you have guys who complement each other and push each other to be the best.”
The Browns would appear to be moving on from former Georgia running back Nick Chubb, who reeled off 1,000-yard seasons from 2019-22 but was limited the past two seasons due to injury and is testing the free-agent market.