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Isaiah Crowell is trying to make the Browns as an undrafted free agent.

(John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer)

BEREA, Ohio -- The battle for the Browns' top running back spot has been a grind. It was the

. The fight going on behind those guys, however, is where it gets interesting.

Rookie Isaiah Crowell is going against Dion Lewis, Chris Ogbonnaya and Edwin Baker for the right to back up Ben Tate and Terrance West. We last looked at this battle last Friday. Today, it's time to circle back and check back in on how it's going.

Notable plays

11-on-11

The order of how the backs appeared behind Tate and West: Crowell, Baker, Lewis and Ogbonnaya.

Crowell lost yardage on a run and had a short gain up the middle.

Lewis stutter stepped up the middle for a short gain and caught the ball over the middle for Connor Shaw for a gain of about five yards. He later lost yardage on a run left.

Ogbonnaya ran up the middle for a medium gain.

Baker countered left for a short gain and stretched a run left for another short gain.

11-on-11 red zone

Ogbonnaya ran left for a touchdown.

Crowell cut back up the middle for five and ran right off tackle for a touchdown.

The verdict: The problem with this battle is that each of the players involved seems to do a certain thing well, but none of them encompass the all-around back you want for your third guy. Crowell is the best runner while Lewis is the best catching the ball and running in space. Ogbonnaya will do whatever you ask him to do. Baker showed something in live game experience last season.

On top of all that, no one really separated Thursday morning. In the end, it's hard to think that the team won't turn to the high upside of Crowell over the rest. That upside wins the day.