NFL Draft Expert Reveals Bold Browns' Draft Strategy
NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah unveils a curious plan for Cleveland Browns to use their two first-round picks, addressing major needs along the way
Video Transcript
One interesting draft scenario that could play out for the Browns, and obviously, any draft conversation with Cleveland is going to be prefaced by, "Well, what are they doing in free agency?"
And yes, that's first.
Whatever things they address then will impact what they do with the draft.
But Daniel Jeremiah actually pitched this, the idea that you use both those first-round picks or move around the board a little bit to use two first-round picks in the first round to straight up just address offensive linemen.
Tackle, guard, Yoane is someone he talked about out of Penn State being the best offensive lineman overall in the class, but you don't take guards at six, so maybe you draft one early, and then you draft him later.
You trade back up to get him, whatever it might be.
I'm, I'm fascinated by this.
Ultimately, for me, like, sitting here today, I feel I still probably lean, go get receiver, go get offensive lineman, like one of each in the first round, because I do like those top three wide receivers so much: Carnell Tate, Ma- Mekhi Lemon, and, Jordan Tyson.
I, I like those guys, and I'm okay taking one of those and then getting offensive line later or whatever, or vice versa.
I do like some of the other receivers that you can get later, second-round guys, whatever.
but I don't hate either the idea that, that Daniel Jeremiah is pitching here, and if the Browns came away with two offensive linemen, and you realize, like, "Hey, they're building this thing from the trenches out," which is always a good philosophy, always a good thought process to, to sort of build a team and an offense, I wouldn't be mad about it.
I wouldn't hate it.
It's, it's probably a smart philosophy in some ways, and so that might not be the sexy draft that everybody wants, especially with two first-rounders.
But I do think it's an interesting idea, and I think Daniel Jeremiah could be onto something there about a potential strategy the Browns could deploy come April.
