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Mack Wilson could be this year’s Genard Avery for Cleveland Browns

By Mitch Zoloty

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 01: Mack Wilson #30 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts in the first quarter of the AllState Sugar Bowl against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 01: Mack Wilson #30 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts in the first quarter of the AllState Sugar Bowl against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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The Cleveland Browns selected Mack Wilson, a linebacker from Alabama with the 17th pick in the 5th round. The Browns got a steal, as Mack Wilson will emerge as this years diamond in the rough for the franchise.

Mack Wilson was one of the top linebackers in all of college football last season, and the Cleveland Browns were able to draft him in the middle of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Playing at the University of Alabama, Wilson was a part of one of the best football teams in the country for three years in a row. During his time with the Crimson Tide, Alabama won a national championship and appeared in two more, and Mack was a crucial part of those teams.

Wilson was Matt Miller’s third ranked linebacker in his final big board. He was the 54th overall player on CBSsports.com’s big board. Many believed he would end up as a day two pick in the 2nd or 3rd round, while some had even projected him to be a 1st round draft pick. However, he ended up falling to day three in the 5th round for the Browns to snag him.

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Why did he fall? Timothy Rapp of Bleacher Report reported that he fell due to character concerns and lack of development from 2017 to 2018. Mack was one of those guys in college who seemed inconsistent, showing flashes of talent and appearing in some games, but not in others.

The Cleveland Browns are currently very top-heavy at linebacker. Joe Schobert is one of the most underrated linebackers in the game and Christian Kirksey has had some pretty impressive seasons too. Wilson will have these two guys to look up to as role models and show him the way.

Considering Kirksey was the Browns Walter Payton Man of the Year award winner, he is going to have a great guy as a mentor. Personally, I think “character concerns” aren’t the best way to explain how someone fell in the draft.

I don’t know Mack Wilson personally and those who do the draft analysis most likely don’t know him well enough as a person to definitively say that he has “character concerns”. However, if he does, a role model like Kirksey can help him get over those.

The comparison to Genard Avery comes in the fact that both players are going to be starters for the Browns at some point in their careers. Both were 5th round picks. Both were drafted by Dorsey. And both are going to most likely be crucial this upcoming season for the Browns. Mack’s rookie season will be similar to Avery’s, as he will most likely be used in situational spots where his talents are best utilized, considering the starters he has in front of him.

Wilson is a great linebacker who has first round talent that the Browns got in the 5th round. Within the Browns new culture, Mack should come in and be motivated to show why all other 31 NFL teams made a mistake passing on him.

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Wilson’s rookie season is going to be arguably the most fun rookie season to watch this year for the Browns. After all, he matters a lot now, considering he’s wearing orange and brown.

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