Browns rookie DT who was the top defensive interior prospect in the 2025 draft.
Mason Graham was the No. 5 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the highest-drafted defensive tackle since Quinnen Williams in 2019. The Browns took him to pair with Myles Garrett. Year one produced 5 sacks and 9 TFLs as a rotational starter. Year two should see him fully unleashed.
Path to the league
Michigan national champion (2023) taken 5th overall by Cleveland in 2025. 2024 unanimous All-American. Won the 2024 Outland Trophy.
Career highlights
2025 All-Rookie team. 2024 Outland Trophy. 2024 Unanimous All-American. 2023 CFP National Champion (Michigan). 2025 No. 5 overall pick.
2026 outlook
Full-time starter alongside Myles Garrett. The Garrett-Graham interior-edge pairing is a Cleveland defensive long-term cornerstone for the next decade. Projected 8 sacks, 50 tackles, 12 TFLs.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Mason Graham
- Pro Football Reference: Mason Graham
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
17 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | browns | 6 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | browns | 17 | 49 | 28 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Defensive Tackle
- Group
- defense
- College
- Michigan
- Hometown
- Anaheim, CA, USA
- Age
- 23
- Status
- active
Latest news about Mason Graham
All news →Browns Lose Mason Graham to Knee Injury in Win That Puts Them Atop the AFC North
Graham, who leads the team with four sacks, was hurt on Pittsburgh's first series and did not return. Cleveland is 3-1 and alone in first place in the division for the first time since November 2014.
No starter named, young receivers pop, defense rebuilds: five things learned from Browns OTAs
Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders split first-team reps without resolution, a rebuilt offensive line settled into place, and new head coach Todd Monken made his standards unmistakably clear.
