Is Nick Chubb the best Browns running back since 1999?

CLEVELAND, OHIO - DECEMBER 08: Running back Nick Chubb #24 of the Cleveland Browns runs for a gain during the second half against the Cincinnati Bengals at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 08, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns defeated the Bengals 27-19. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Nick Chubb is great, but is he the best since the Browns returned to the NFL?

Nick Chubb has rushed at an elite level since entering the NFL three years ago, but is he the best Cleveland Browns running back since the franchise’s return in 1999?

The answer is yes and it’s really not that close.

In his first three seasons in Orange and Brown, Chubb has rushed for 3,557 yards, 28 touchdowns, while averaging…