Cleveland Browns: 2-round, way too early mock draft

The Cleveland Browns have several holes to fill on the roster. Here is one way they can do that in the first two rounds of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Since the NFL regular season is officially over for the 1-15 Cleveland Browns, it is time to talk about the day that we always hope will change the team’s future for the better. Draft Day.

For the first time in the NFL draft since the year 2000, the Cleveland Browns will own the No. 1 overall pick. Hard to believe to believe it has been that long with all the losing the Browns have accounted for since the franchise was brought back in 1999.

While the draft is something Browns fans always get excited for, the team usually seems to let fans down by the end of it. Last year, the Browns made a ton of great moves during the draft that set the team up great for this draft in addition to getting some great picks out of it.

The Browns traded out of the second overall pick in 2016 and received two first-round picks (2016 & 2017), a second-round pick (2018), a third-round pick (2016) and a fourth-round pick (2016) from the Philadelphia Eagles because the Browns weren’t sold on quarterback Carson Wentz. (Rightfully so.)

Cleveland also decided to trade back again in the first round last year, swapping first-round picks with the Tennessee Titans and also receiving a second-round  (2017) and a third-round pick (2016).

After those trades, the Browns still ended up with a potential star wide receiver and many others, while setting themselves up with five picks in the first three rounds of the 2017 NFL Draft.

The Cleveland Browns could end up with 13 picks in this upcoming draft. This mock draft will focus on the first two rounds based on the team needs and players that will be available for the Browns to select at that point in the draft. It is early, but Browns fans need something to get excited for after a one-win season.