5 Best Cleveland Browns offseason moves

4. Trading down and still getting Grant Delpit

After signing Karl Joseph and Andrew Sendejo, the Browns felt as though they could field two starters at safety. However, given the fact that both were signed to just a one-year deal — and the fact that Sendejo is going to be 33 this season — there was little doubt that they were going to add more depth in the 2020 NFL Draft.

With everyone expecting Cleveland to go with an offensive tackle in the first round, it seemed as though a safety in the second was a done deal. What no one was expecting though, was for Grant Delpit to be there when they were on the clock at pick No. 41. However, that proved to be the case, but the Browns didn’t pick Delpit there. Instead, they traded down to the 44th selection, and still ended up with Delpit.

It was a bit of a risk, but one that paid off well for the Browns. Delpit is a game-changer on defense but both he and Minnesota’s Antoine Winfield, Jr. were available at the time, which made it worth dropping down a couple spots and landing the 160th overall selection in the process.

Once they were back on the clock, both Delpit and Winfield were still available and Cleveland took the LSU safety, and then Winfield went to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the very next selection. As for the extra pick, the Browns used that to add Washington center Nick Harris, which gives them a capable reserve behind J.C. Tretter, who spent much of last season battling injuries.

He never missed time, but should he continue to struggle with health, that could change, and adding Harris gives them some much-needed depth. That made this one of their better moves in the offseason as they landed two solid rookies for the price of one.