Cleveland Browns take a surprise pass catcher in Week 14 mock draft

A Cleveland Browns mock draft heading into Week 14

The Cleveland Browns won’t be on your television this Sunday (sad trombone), so while you wait until Monday Night to see the team face off against the Baltimore Ravens, you might as well get angry at this week’s mock draft.

We’ll be using The Draft Network’s simulator, which has the Browns picking all the way at #27.

How on earth will we sit through 26 picks on draft night?

There may not be a more devastating offensive weapon in college football than Kyle Pitts. He stands 6-6 240 pounds and moves like a much smaller wide receiver. It’s almost unheard of for a tight end to run routes with Pitts’ level of quickness and fluidity. He’s far too big for defensive backs and much too agile and explosive for linebackers. In a league that is finally beginning to value the TE position as it should, Pitts provides a truly unique physical skillset. This season, he’s been targeted 53 times, catching 36 passes for 241 yards and 11 touchdowns with zero drops.

The Browns may have just made Austin Hooper the highest-paid TE in NFL history (for a few days, anyway), but if Pitts were to somehow fall to them, Cleveland shouldn’t hesitate to select him. Pitts would add a new dynamic to the offense, and would allow the team to essentially make 12 and 13 personnel their base package by moving Pitts from WR to TE and back again. He’s not a great blocker, as he still needs to add more mass, but he’s not a liability there either.

Imagine what Kevin Stefanski could do with this group of offensive players plus Odell Beckham Jr. and Pitts, especially if Baker Mayfield keeps up this level of play.