Browns linebacker Carson Schwesinger has been awarded the 2025 Defensive Rookie of the Year at the NFL Honors, receiving 441 points and 40 first-place votes. A former walk-on at UCLA, Schwesinger was a standout in college, earning First-team All-American honors and being drafted by the Browns in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, he started all 16 games, recording 156 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and two interceptions.
