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All-time greats: 5 best Cleveland Browns drafted in first round

By Clay Goodwin

PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 15: Jim Brown, former running back for the Cleveland Browns and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, looks on from the sideline before a National Football League game between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on November 15, 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Browns 30-9. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 15: Jim Brown, former running back for the Cleveland Browns and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, looks on from the sideline before a National Football League game between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on November 15, 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Browns 30-9. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OHIO – NOVEMBER 14: Defensive end Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns walks off the field after the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at FirstEnergy Stadium on November 14, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns defeated the Steelers 21-7. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO – NOVEMBER 14: Defensive end Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns walks off the field after the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at FirstEnergy Stadium on November 14, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns defeated the Steelers 21-7. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

More honorable mentions: Myles Garrett

A current Cleveland Brown who was drafted first overall in the NFL draft may eventually crack this list as a top-five Browns’ selection. Defensive end Myles Garrett is entering his fourth season with the Browns and has been an absolute force thus far in his career.

The Browns drafted Garrett in 2017 first overall despite desperately needing a quarterback. The selection has certainly paid off as Garrett is simply unstoppable.

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Through three seasons he has tallied 30.5 sacks, 32 tackles for loss, and six forced fumbles. Garrett makes the defense immeasurably better. He neutralizes an entire half of the offensive line and causes double teams and schemes to slow him down.

Myles Garrett needs to be a Cleveland Brown for a long time. He is a very rare talent on the defensive line and we cannot afford to let him go. He can continue to get better with technique and form to get in the backfield.

The third-year pro was making a case for defensive player of the year early in the 2019 season before he was suspended for the rest of the year for his involvement in the brawl with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

If he can continue to produce for the Browns and rack up numbers as well as contribute to Browns’ success, he can be an all-time Cleveland legend. He is in for a tremendous career, and could definitely crack the list of Browns’ best draft picks.

Now, the top five, first-round draft picks for the Cleveland Browns.

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