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5 Best Cleveland Browns sixth-round draft picks since 1999

By Casey Kinnamon

OAKLAND, CA - DECEMBER 02: Ahtyba Rubin #71 of the Cleveland Browns looks on during pre-game warm ups before playing the Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on December 2, 2012 in Oakland, California. The Browns won the game 20-17. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - DECEMBER 02: Ahtyba Rubin #71 of the Cleveland Browns looks on during pre-game warm ups before playing the Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on December 2, 2012 in Oakland, California. The Browns won the game 20-17. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OH – DECEMBER 29: Damion Ratley #18 of the Cleveland Browns makes a touchdown catch during the first quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Bobby Ellis/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH – DECEMBER 29: Damion Ratley #18 of the Cleveland Browns makes a touchdown catch during the first quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Bobby Ellis/Getty Images) /

No. 4: Damion Ratley, WR

Coming in at number four on the list of the best sixth-round draft picks the Cleveland Browns have made since 1999 is…Damion Ratley. The speedy product of Texas A&M was selected by the Browns in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL draft.

Drafted as an afterthought, Ratley was drafted two rounds after John Dorsey and the Browns selected wide receiver, Antonio Callaway. Fast forward two seasons and after the smoke has cleared, both literally and figuratively, Ratley has managed to hang on to his roster spot and see increased playing time.

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Listed at 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, Ratley is one of the Browns’ largest receivers. Coming into the league, Ratley was clocked at a blistering 4.39 in the 40-yard dash at his pro day at Texas A&M. Now with two seasons under his belt, Ratley is facing a make or break season.

In the season finale of the 2019 season, Ratley and Baker Mayfield connected on a 46-yard touchdown. The score marked the first for Ratley in the NFL. In what figures to be a competitive wide receiver room, Ratley was able to put some positive plays on tape in his sophomore campaign and will be looking to take that momentum into the offseason.

Although he didn’t catch many passes in 2019, logging in only 12 receptions, 11 of those were good for first downs. While those numbers won’t turn many heads, they are good enough to land Ratley at number four on this list.

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