Welcome to Cleveland, Demetric Felton and Grant Delpit

Demetric Felton made the kind of moves he’s shown throughout the preseason. Grant Delpit showed the kind of closing speed that made him one of the best safeties in college football.

On Sunday, the two freshmen showed off those skills for the first time in front of Browns fans at FirstEnergy Stadium. And boy, did they deliver when the Browns needed it most.

Felton and Delpit are carrying the load in our 3 big takeaways from Sunday’s 31-21 win over the Texans.

This is the Felton that Browns fans have known in a hurry during training camp and the team’s three preseason games.

Felton, the UCLA sixth round pick, provided one of the best NFL moments of Week 2, as he took a quick screen from Baker Mayfield, missed several Texas defensemen, spun on another tackle and ran into the end zone on a 33-yard touchdown. The score got Cleveland into a fight for good in a physical game against a stoned Texans team who just didn’t want to give up.

“That’s a lot of things that we work on in practice,” said Felton, who has also been productive as the Browns returning player on puntings and kicks. “Doing moves once you got to level two. I just did what my coaches taught me to do, and it worked.

“It was great. It was a great experience. Everyone did their job and blocked for me and I was able to get into the end zone.”

As the Browns looked to shut down the Texans midway through the fourth quarter, Felton made one of the biggest plays on the Cleveland touchdown that sealed the game. He took another short screen, shot the potential first tackle, and sprinted for an 18-yard gain that put the Browns in Texas territory. The Browns scored a few plays later on a Nick Chubb touchdown to take the 31-21 lead they would carry until the final whistle.

“These are things I always knew he could do,” Chubb said. “I’m glad he showed everyone here that he can do it.”