Cleveland Browns: Day Two 2018 NFL Mock Draft

How frustrating is it to watch tight ends carve up the Browns over the middle of the field? With the final pick in the second-round of the 2018 NFL Draft, Cleveland tries to address that very concern.

The player they target is Indiana’s Tegray Scales, an incredibly underrated linebacker. Scales recorded 324 tackles and 17 sacks during his collegiate career, but it’s his coverage that really draws the attention of the Browns. In four seasons he added eight interceptions and ran one back for a score.

Lance Zierlein of NFL.com talked up Scales and said he has a shot to be a starter at the next level:

"“Highly instinctive linebacker who combines a keen sense of play direction with a feel for the optimal angles to fill up the stat sheet. Scales may lack desired size and speed, but his 36 tackles for loss and 13 sacks over the last two seasons should give an indication of his playmaking ability. Evaluators may hem and haw over where to take him, but he has the football intelligence, motor and skill to continue finding tackles as an eventual NFL starter at inside linebacker or as a 4-3 SAM.” — Zierlein, NFL.com"

While a wide receiver would be tempting, the Browns go for the need here.

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Making a linebacker more pressing at this spot is the fact they have no pick in the third-round, which drastically lowers the talent pool at this position should they wait until the fourth.