Browns Expected to Make Surprising Move in NFL Draft
The Cleveland Browns are being predicted to make a surprising choice in this year’s NFL Draft.
Holding the No. 2 overall pick, many expect the Browns to play it safe and select a quarterback, given their struggles at the position in recent years. A potential franchise quarterback seems like the obvious route for a team in desperate need of stability at that spot.
But what if Cleveland decides to go in a completely different direction?
There’s been speculation about the possibility of the Browns trading the pick, but it hasn’t been widely suggested that they might stay at No. 2 and choose a defensive player.
That is, until now.
Mike Renner of CBS Sports recently shared his mock draft, where he has the Browns selecting Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter.
“Pairing Abdul Carter with Myles Garrett would be an intimidating duo for the Browns to ignore,” Renner wrote. “Though Carter had a slow start, by the end of his first season as an edge rusher, he became nearly unblockable, recording 44 pressures over his last nine games, including eight against Notre Dame in their playoff loss, according to PFF.”
While the idea of a Garrett-Carter pairing is enticing, it’s hard to envision the Browns passing on a quarterback to draft a defensive player.
Although Cleveland does need another pass rusher, it seems unlikely they would forgo a potential star quarterback like Shedeur Sanders (Renner predicts Cam Ward going No. 1 to the Titans) in favor of a sack specialist.
Still, stranger things have happened, especially in Cleveland.
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