Cleveland Browns draft profile: Kenny Clark

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Nov 7, 2015; Corvallis, OR, USA; UCLA defensive lineman Kenny Clark (97) celebrates with teammates during the fourth quarter in a game against Oregon State at Reser Stadium. UCLA won 41-0. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports /

Assuming Shelton’s struggles were just growing pains to the NFL, there are a couple of ways Horton could handle Clark on his defense. He could get Shelton the nod again as starter at nose tackle, with Clark subbing in and out, or, Horton could take the route of moving to a 4-3, due to the loss of the team’s two best linebackers in Robertson and Dansby, and have both Shelton and Clark play in the middle of that line.

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Neither one of these has to become the set-in-stone only option on defense, because as mentioned earlier, Horton has been known to do what so many other defenses in the NFL have gone to doing, which is running multiple fronts. This would give him the opportunity to have either Shelton or Clark be the sole defensive tackle in a 3-4 look, or have both of them play in a 4-3.

While Clark could go as high as the second round, it’s not likely that he ends up with the Browns – at least not that high. Cleveland’s offense is effectively Swiss cheese and needs much more work than the defense currently, meaning the club could go all offense with its first three picks.

No one knows what is going on behind closed doors with the Cleveland brain trust of Jimmy Haslam, Paul DePodesta and Sashi Brown, though. Anything could happen, and should the right trade go down or should he fall to the right spot, we could be seeing Clark wearing Orange and Brown next year.

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