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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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CLEVELAND, OH – NOVEMBER 25: Defensive lineman Billy Winn #90 of the Cleveland Browns tackles wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders #88 of the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns Stadium on November 25, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – NOVEMBER 25: Defensive lineman Billy Winn #90 of the Cleveland Browns tackles wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders #88 of the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns Stadium on November 25, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) /

No. 3: Billy Winn, DT

Coming in at number three in the best sixth-round picks the Cleveland Browns have made since 1999 is…Billy Winn. The defensive tackle out of Boise State was selected by the Browns in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft.

Officially listed at 6-foot-4 and 300 pounds, the Las Vegas native was brought into Cleveland to be a depth piece. Winn was the second defensive tackle the Browns selected in the 2012 NFL draft. He was taken three rounds after the Browns selected John Hughes out of the University of Cincinnati.

Winn quickly ascended the depth chart during his rookie year, playing in all 16 games, and even started in 10 of them. He was able to record an interception, two fumble recoveries, and a sack as a rookie.

Unfortunately for Winn, after the 2012 season coaching changes were made and Ray Horton was brought in to be the defensive coordinator. The change in defensive philosophy resulted in Winn being moved to defensive end. The position change proved to be detrimental to the young defensive lineman and he couldn’t build on the promising start he had in 2012.

Winn started only eight games over the next two seasons and was relegated to be the depth piece he was drafted to be. Winn played three seasons in Cleveland. While that is not all that remarkable, it is enough to land him at number three on this list.

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