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Joe Royer Cleveland Browns · #18

Tight End · 6' 5", 250 lbs · Cincinnati, OH

Joe Royer is a Tight End for the Cleveland Browns, drafted 170th overall, 2026.

Tight EndDrafted 170th overallRookie
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Cleveland Browns · #18 · Tight End
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Season avg— · no seasons on record yet
Career avg— · career line pending
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Scouting report

Joe Royer — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Joe Royer is a Tight End for the Cleveland Browns, drafted 170th overall, 2026.
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Joe Royer stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1689 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
0Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Joe Royer — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
0.0 PPG
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Playmaking
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Joe Royer

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the production line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Joe Royer career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Closest comps
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Context

Are the Cleveland Browns built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

52–30proj record
#4conf seed
+4.1net rtg
118.3off rtg
114.1def rtg
96%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Aaron Anderson, Adin Huntington.
How his role moves
Projected 52–30, 4th in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Joe Royer

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Joe Royer is a Tight End for the Cleveland Browns.

Cleveland Browns

Turning pro

Drafted 170th overall, 2026 as a Tight End.

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Joe Royer is a Cleveland Browns tight end, drafted 170th overall, 2026.

Chapter

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Royer goes from here.

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Royer's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
250 lbs
Draft
170th overall, 2026
Born
Cincinnati, OH
Jersey
#18
Background

Joe Royer is from Cincinnati, OH. He was drafted 170th overall, 2026 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 250 lbs.

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. Royer is currently on the Cleveland Browns roster.

The person

Joe Royer is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns across his career.

Receiving0 career receptions for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Draft pedigree170th overall, 2026.
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FAQ

Joe Royer — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Joe Royer, answered.

What position does Joe Royer play?
Joe Royer is a Tight End for the Cleveland Browns.
When was Joe Royer drafted?
Joe Royer was drafted 170th overall, 2026.
How many seasons has Joe Royer played?
This is his first season on record.
What are Joe Royer's career stats?
He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Joe Royer career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE4
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ JAX
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
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avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
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Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ JAXW2 @ TBW3 vs CARW4 vs PITW5 @ NYJW6 vs BALW7 @ TENW8 @ PITW9 @ NOW10 vs HOUW11 · BYEW12 vs LVW13 vs CINW14 vs ATLW15 @ NYGW16 @ BALW17 vs INDW18 @ CIN

Each week grades Joe Royer's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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