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Cleveland Browns: 7-Round Mock Draft following Week 17

By Randy Gurzi

ATHENS, GA - OCTOBER 14: Riley Ridley #8 of the Georgia Bulldogs makes a catch for a 1st quarter touchdown against Anthony Hines #1 of the Missouri Tigers at Sanford Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATHENS, GA - OCTOBER 14: Riley Ridley #8 of the Georgia Bulldogs makes a catch for a 1st quarter touchdown against Anthony Hines #1 of the Missouri Tigers at Sanford Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 30: Quarterback Baker Mayfield #6 of the Cleveland Browns throws the ball in the second quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 30: Quarterback Baker Mayfield #6 of the Cleveland Browns throws the ball in the second quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

The Cleveland Browns made some huge strides this season under GM John Dorsey. Here we try to continue that work with this 2019 7-round mock draft.

No team changed their fortunes in the 2018 NFL Draft quite like the Cleveland Browns did. They got their quarterback of the future in Baker Mayfield at No. 1 overall and then they followed that up with a starting cornerback at No. 4 in Denzel Ward.

The Browns continued to hit in the second round as they landed running back Nick Chubb from Georgia, who temporarily crossed the 1,000-yard mark before running for a loss of yardage that left him with 996 on his rookie season. They also were thrilled with the work from linebacker Genard Avery, their fifth-round pick out of Memphis. He was a rotational piece that ended the season with 39 tackles and 4.5 sacks.

Before Avery was picked, they also went with a risky selection of Antonio Callaway, the receiver who was suspended for all of 2017 with Florida. Callaway finished with 586 yards and five touchdowns on the season and could be even better the more experience he gets.

While there was a lot of deserved praise for those five selections, Cleveland did have other picks that have yet to return much on the investment. No. 33 overall selection Austin Corbett hardly saw the field and third-round pick Chad Thomas ended up with less than 25 snaps all season.

Here we try and predict where general manager and John Dorsey might go in the 2019 NFL Draft as he looks for more home runs like Mayfield, Chubb, and Ward. With that being said, let’s dive in with this 7-round 2019 NFL Mock Draft.

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