5 Best Cleveland Browns 5th-round picks since 1999

Offensive Lineman, Jason Pinkston

Jason Pinkston was a great pick for the Cleveland Browns back in the 2011 NFL draft. He started all 16 games as a rookie, and would start another seven games for the Browns in his NFL career before being forced to retire for medical reasons. He developed a blood clot in his lung and had to retire, ending what was likely to be a top-three career on this list if he had been healthy.

His rookie year Pinkston was only penalized twice, which is super impressive for starting all 16 games. Pinkston now is the CEO of Southpointe Construction Services according to his twitter.

Running Back, Jerome Harrison

Jerome Harrison is another name on this list whose career ended way too early due to a medical reason. Harrison’s career ended abruptly after finding out he had a brain tumor during a physical examination with the Philadelphia Eagles. Harrison then had to go from fighting to continue his successful NFL career to fighting for his life.

Back in 2018, he posted a very inspirational message about his recovery from his brain tumor.

"“For the rest of your life you’re going to have people telling you what you can and cannot do,” Harrison said. “Nobody can determine what you do but yourself, and what I’ve realized through my life is my attitude controls everything. I was told I would never walk again, I would live the rest of my life in a wheelchair. And I’m here standing in front of you today.” — Harrison via Michael David Smith, Pro Football Talk"

Jerome Harrison was one of my favorite Browns players growing up, and seeing that he is doing well now was very good to see. Most Browns fans remember him from his historical game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

On 34 carries Jerome Harrison racked up 286 yards and 3 touchdowns. To add on to that, he had two catches for 12 yards, totaling 298 yards in a SINGLE GAME. His rushing yards were equal to FOUR times as much as the number of passing yards then quarterback Brady Quinn threw for in the same game. Take a trip down memory lane by watching his highlights from that game here.

With those two out of the way, let’s get down to the number five spot on this list.