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Cleveland Browns free agency options at offensive tackle

By Steve Gessic Jr

GLENDALE, AZ - AUGUST 30: Offensive tackle Elijah Wilkinson #68 of the Denver Broncos on the bench during the preseason NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. The Broncos defeated the Cardinals 21-10. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - AUGUST 30: Offensive tackle Elijah Wilkinson #68 of the Denver Broncos on the bench during the preseason NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. The Broncos defeated the Cardinals 21-10. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 15: Connor McGovern #60 of the Denver Broncos talks to teammates on the offensive line, including Garett Bolles #72, Elijah Wilkinson #68, and Dalton Risner #66 as they sit in the bench area during a game against the Chicago Bears at Empower Field at Mile High on September 15, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 15: Connor McGovern #60 of the Denver Broncos talks to teammates on the offensive line, including Garett Bolles #72, Elijah Wilkinson #68, and Dalton Risner #66 as they sit in the bench area during a game against the Chicago Bears at Empower Field at Mile High on September 15, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

1. Elijah Wilkinson, Denver Broncos

Elijah Wilkinson is early into his career in the NFL but he can learn and still would place as a backup. Another undrafted kid, Wilkinson joined the Denver Broncos in 2017 out of Massachusetts in 2017 and will be entering free agency this season.

According to PFF Wilkinson, in his small sample size, graded higher than Chris Hubbard and that’s all I really care about, production.

Can you get the job done? Wilkinson may be a poor candidate on paper, but I am a firm believer in being able to mold a young player into what you want and to what you want for your team. Besides, I would not want Wilkinson as a starter, especially not in his first year in Cleveland.

He’s a project at best but a young player who has some experience and is young enough to learn and grow.

If the Browns are going to overhaul their current tackles and offensive line backups, why not add some youth in there out of free agency and see what comes from it?

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Why not take a run at a young, potential starter in for the future, especially if he is already better than what you have in your starting right tackle spot? It can’t be much worse than what they already had, right?

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