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Every Cleveland Browns 2020 draft pick and their rookie contract

By Mitch Zoloty

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces a pick by the Cleveland Browns during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces a pick by the Cleveland Browns during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT /
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Fourth round, 115th overall pick: Harrison Bryant

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 30: Harrison Bryant #40 of the Florida Atlantic Owls catches his third touchdown against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the second half at FAU Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 30: Harrison Bryant #40 of the Florida Atlantic Owls catches his third touchdown against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the second half at FAU Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

Harrison Bryant was a surprising pick to say the least. With David Njoku and Austin Hooper already under contract, along with the surprising undrafted free agent Stephen Carlson on the roster, tight end didn’t seem to be a need. Now with Njoku requesting a trade, Bryant becomes more valuable to the team than previously thought.

He is going to have many opportunities to prove his worth to the franchise with Njoku on the roster, but if Njoku is traded, Bryant’s workload increases significantly. It’s rare to see a day three pick become a starter their rookie season. If Njoku is traded, with how much head coach Kevin Stefanski likes to use two tight end packages, Bryant will basically be a starter.

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Bryant is getting paid nowhere close to what is considered starter money, though. His rookie contract was a four-year, $4,064,028 deal with only his signing bonus of $769,028 guaranteed. Basically, the team could cut Bryant before he even puts on a Browns jersey and they wouldn’t take too big of an amount of dead cap from his contract.

That is how day three contracts are usually structured, as the back end guys have historically had relatively low chances of making the team their rookie year, let alone playing out their rookie contracts.

The last three 115th overall picks have been Panthers edge rusher Christian Miller, Bears linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe, and Cardinals guard Dorian Johnson. Miller has shown some potential his rookie year, but the rest of the crew has been underwhelming in the NFL. Johnson didn’t even make the Week 1 roster his rookie year, being cut before then.

To compare from last year, Miller, the 115th pick of the 2019 draft, signed a four-year, $3,254,208 contract with a signing bonus of $734,208.

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