Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens walks by the gathering of rookie players as they huddle, May 4, 2019, during day two of rookie minicamp in Berea. (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Our AFC North position rankings have tracked each group on both sides of the football from quarterback all the way to special teams. Now we'll examine how the Browns stack up overall.

First the offense where Cleveland had an advantage:

The defense and special teams were much tighter as there was was minimal difference in the total unit rankings:

In this system we have ranked each position group from one to four and we will assign points accordingly. If a team is first in the rankings, they receive four points in the system and if the team comes in last, they receive just one point.

Let's tally up the numbers and see which roster is the most suited to win the division.

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Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton looks to lead the Bengals on a surprise run in 2019..(John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

4. CINCINNATI BENGALS

Ranking total: 19 points

Best position group: running back, wide receiver -- 3 points each

Worst position group: tight end, offensive line -- 1 point each

The Bengals are going through a major transition for the first time in nearly two decades.

Gone is long-time coach Marvin Lewis and in comes Zac Taylor. With Taylor comes a young innovative offensive mind who will aim to use the Bengals' exceptional skill position talent at wide receiver and running back to produce enough points to overcome a below-average defense.

The problem is the Bengals lost their best offensive lineman and boast the division's worst unit up front by a wide margin. The defense has talent, but they are too thin at important positions like linebacker and in the secondary.

The Bengals will have to claw their way out the division's basement, but that seems unlikely in a division loaded with more complete rosters.

Record prediction: 4-12

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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield started a quarterback rivalry that could last a decade. (Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com)

3. BALTIMORE RAVENS

Ranking total: 20 points

Best position group: tight end, secondary, special teams -- 4 points each

Worst position group: quarterback, running back, wide receiver, defensive line, linebacker -- 1 point each

The Ravens have gone through a transitional phase of its roster. The coaching staff remains intact, but the players within have shifted.

Many of the franchise's staples have moved on, but on the fly the Ravens have reshaped their quarterback and scheme around him. The offense will be a work in progress, but the direction of the system and talent is without question.

The defense has shifted from a dominant front and linebackers, to as good a secondary as there is in the NFL, and is aiming to shut down the passing game to keep pace in the modern NFL.

The Ravens will still have a tough front seven despite the low rankings, and will be in competition for the league's best defense. John Harbaugh wouldn't have it any other way.

However, the transition the Ravens find themselves in likely doesn't have enough offensive firepower to compete with the top two teams in the division, and they will need to keep adding to that side of the ball in the coming years.

Record Prediction: 8-8

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Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers will not give up the AFC North without a fight. (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

2. PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Ranking total: 25 points

Best position group: quarterback, offensive line, defensive line, linebackers-- 4 points each

Worst position group: secondary -- 1 point

The Steelers return off a disappointing 9-6-1 finish in 2018 that resulted in missing the playoffs. Mike Tomlin returns as head coach and brings back the majority of his staff.

Despite the loss of Antonio Brown, the Steelers still have JuJu Smith-Schuster and some developing talent at the position to attempt to make up for Brown's loss. The offense might take a step back, but that can still be one of the league's more productive groups.

The defense has the best front seven in the division and perhaps the NFL. Led by Cam Heyward and T.J. Watt, they have led the NFL in sacks the past two seasons. The secondary is a major issue that could fester, but they will attempt to make life tough for opposing offenses up front to keep their secondary from trouble.

The Steelers are favored by many for the division title heading into 2019, and it is a fair choice to make. Between their group and Cleveland's the split is marginal, but the loss of Brown and the secondary's uncertainties will end up costing them in a close division battle.

Record Prediction: 10-6 (Wildcard)

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Nick Chubb helps anchor the division's best offense in 2019. (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

1. CLEVELAND BROWNS

Ranking total: 26 points

Best position group: running back, wide receiver -- 4 points each

Worst position group: special teams -- 1 point

The tale of the tape for the Browns is they boast the division's best positional depth across the board. Outside of the special teams ranking, they don't finish last in any one department.

The skill group directed by Freddie Kitchens is one of the league's deepest and most talented and should help quarterback Baker Mayfield take his talent to the next level. The offensive line could be a problem, but the way it finished 2018 could mean the progress within the scheme can make it work as a cohesive unit.

The defense has clear strengths in the defensive line and secondary, and if the linebackers can be just average, the unit could be one of the league's most improved under the direction of Steve Wilks.

Mike Priefer should drastically improve the special teams, one of the league's worst-ranked units in 2018, but the kicker situation must be solved.

Overall, the Browns' talent and lack of an apparent positional weakness should mean the division's most complete team on paper.

Things don't always go as planned when studying the rosters on paper. But the mixture of a talent infusion, competent coaching, and a quarterback ready to break out means the Browns have the division's best roster from top to bottom.

The Browns should be favored to win their first division title since 1989, and appear in the playoffs for the first time since the 2002 season.

Record Prediction: 11-5

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