Cleveland Browns wide receivers Jarvis Landry (left) and Odell Beckham watch from the sideline during a minicamp practice in Berea. (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Browns’ offense has dominated much of the offseason conversation in 2019, but it’s not as if the franchise is neglecting the defense.

We know that they bulked up the defensive line by adding Olivier Vernon and Sheldon Richardson, added safety Morgan Burnett and used high draft picks at cornerback (Greedy Williams) and linebacker (Sione Takitaki).

To show the value the Browns have put on the defense, you need only look at the money allocated to the unit. The Browns have $101.4 million in cap space invested in the defense for 2019, according to spotrac.com. That’s second-most in the NFL, behind the Texans’ $107.8 million.

The Browns are spending $100.8 million on offense, 11th-most in the league. The Buccaneers’ are first ($119 million), followed by the Colts ($116 million) and Redskins ($115 million).

Of course, these numbers will change before the season begins. The Browns will trim the roster from 90 to 53, and some players will be re-signed to the practice squad. But the top end of the position groups should see the least amount of change.

So, to get a better understanding of how the Browns are spending money in 2019, and how that relates to the rest of the league, here’s a position-by-position look at where the money is going.

(All dollar figures via spotrac.com)

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QUARTERBACK

2019 cap dollars: $12.3 million.

NFL rank: 23.

NFL leader: Patriots, $31.1 million.

NFL average: $19.2 million.

Breakdown: Expect the Browns' ranking among quarterback contracts to soar after the 2020 season, when Baker Mayfield is eligible to rework his contract. Until then, the Browns can take advantage of having Mayfield on his rookie deal, which at $7.4 million this season takes up just three percent of the team's cap space in 2019.

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RUNNING BACK

2019 cap dollars: $7.2 million.

NFL rank: 18.

NFL leader: Bills, $14.6 million.

NFL average: $8.2 million.

Breakdown: The Browns could drop lower than 18th if they deal Duke Johnson, who tops the team's running back payroll with $3 million this season. Nick Chubb is still on his rookie deal and making $1.6 million in 2019 while Kareem Hunt was signed cheap ($975,000).

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WIDE RECEIVER

2019 cap dollars: $38.2 million.

NFL rank: 1.

NFL runner-up: Colts, $33.6 million.

NFL average: $23.3 million.

Breakdown: Odell Beckham Jr. ($17 million) and Jarvis Landry ($14 million) make the Browns' wide receivers the most costly in the NFL. Beckham is the third-highest paid receiver this season behind the Buccaneers' Mike Evans ($20 million) and the Chiefs' Sammy Watkins ($19.2 million). Rashard Higgins ($2 million) is the only other Browns receiver making more than $750,000.

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TIGHT END

2019 cap dollars: $6.9 million.

NFL rank: 23.

NFL leader: Redskins, $18.2 million.

NFL average: $9 million.

Breakdown: David Njoku ($2.5 million) and Demetrius Harris ($2.4 million) are getting the bulk of the money at this position. Seth DeValve, in the final year of his rookie deal, will make $815,000.

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OFFENSIVE LINE

2019 cap dollars: $37.5 million.

NFL rank: 16.

NFL leader: Cowboys, $60.2 million.

NFL average: $36.7 million.

Breakdown: The Browns' offensive line was second on this list in 2018 and third in 2017. But the departure of Joe Thomas and Kevin Zeitler in consecutive years has changed that. Chris Hubbard, J.C. Tretter, Greg Robinson and Joel Bitonio all count between $7 million and $7.3 million toward the cap this season.

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DEFENSIVE LINE

2019 cap dollars: $46 million.

NFL rank: 3.

NFL leader: Panthers, $58.6 million.

NFL average: $31.2 million.

Breakdown: This group includes 14 players at defensive end and defensive tackle, topped by Olivier Vernon's $15.5 million price tag. Vernon combined with Myles Garrett ($8.2 million) and Chris Smith ($4.4 million) help make the Browns' defensive ends the most costly in the league at $30.8 million. The Browns' are 13th in defensive tackle money, topped by Sheldon Richardson's $9.6 million.

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LINEBACKER

2019 cap dollars: $17.4 million.

NFL rank: 20.

NFL leader: Texans, $38.1 million.

NFL average: $21.1 million.

Breakdown: Even with Jamie Collins' $12 million cap hit in 2018, the Browns were only 14th in the league on this list. Christian Kirksey's $8.2 million leads the unit, followed by Joe Schobert (in the final year of his rookie deal) and Adarius Taylor both at $2 million.

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CORNERBACK

2019 cap dollars: $26.3 million.

NFL rank: 8.

NFL leader: Ravens, $36 million.

NFL average: $20.4 million.

Breakdown: TJ Carrie ($8.9 million) and Denzel Ward ($6.6 million) lead this group. Terrance Mitchell ($3.4 million) and Eric Murray ($2 million) are next.

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SAFETY

2019 cap dollars: $14.5 million.

NFL rank: 9.

NFL leader: Dolphins, $35.2 million.

NFL average: $12.6 million.

Breakdown: Damarious Randall is in the option year of his rookie deal and making $9 million in 2019, tops among Browns safeties. Morgan Burnett ($2.5 million) is the only other safety over $700,000.

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SPECIAL TEAMS

2019 cap dollars: $5,133,477.

NFL rank: 17.

NFL leader: Ravens, $10.9 million.

NFL average: $5.4 million.

Breakdown: Punter Britton Colquitt's $2.7 million cost makes up the most of the Browns' special teams money in 2019. Whoever wins the kicking competition between Greg Joseph and Austin Seibert will cost the Browns little more than $550,000. Charley Hughlett, whose six-year extension in 2017 made him the NFL's highest-paid long snapper, will make $805,000 this season, 19th-most in the league at his position.

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