Former Ohio State Buckeyes running back Quinshon Judkins is fresh off a College Football Playoff national championship after a season where he led his team with 1,060 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns.
He's entering a completely different culture in Cleveland after the Browns selected him with the 36th overall pick in the second round of this year's NFL Draft. The Browns are coming off an abysmal three-win season that was plagued by poor play and injuries.
But Judkins is excited to be part of what he calls a "great" draft class and has expectations of helping to change the culture in Cleveland.
"As a whole, we had a great draft class," Judkins told SI's Gilberto Manzano. "I think everyone brought attention because of our talent, and our work ethic. Really everybody who came in with that mentality of being ready to work. I feel like for myself, as a competitor and as a player, that was one of my goals.
"When I come to be a Cleveland Brown, I'm coming in to change the organization, contribute, do the best I can. I know what it takes to win, so I'm going to bring that mentality here to Cleveland and do the same thing."
While it appears the Nick Chubb era in Cleveland is ending, the starting job is up for grabs. Judkins will compete with fellow rookie draft pick Dylan Sampson and veteran Jerome Ford.
Judkins is familiar with competition at the position after spending last season splitting time at Ohio State with TreVeyon Henderson. And the 21-year-old is ready to put all the outside voices to rest and just play football.
"I really don't listen to the good or bad," Judkins said. "That's just how I was raised, that's part of my upbringing, just dialed in and focused as an athlete. The people who know me, who recruited me, they know I have a lot of accomplishments. Freshman of the Year SEC, everything. Turn on the tape. It shows. I do everything as a player. Complete running back, every-down running back, catch, block, run 80 yards, 90 yards, whatever you want me to do, I'll do it. I'm just excited to do it at the next level."