Cleveland Browns: 20 best draft day steals of all-time

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WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 13: Michael Dean Perry #92 of the Cleveland Browns warms up before a football game against the Washington Redskins on October 13, 1991 at RFK Stadium in Washington DC. The Redskins won 42-17. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

Clemson, 1988. 13. player. 879. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. DT. Micheal DeanPerry

Cleveland Browns best NFL Draft steals of all time: 13. Michael Dean Perry

This is one where it was hard to rank him. Michael Dean Perry ended up being much better than where he was drafted but he was still taken 50th overall in the 1988 NFL Draft. Having said that, he still lands on this list after having his sensational career.

Perry is the brother of the more famous William Perry — who only rose to more prominence than his brother because of his awesome nickname, ‘Refrigerator’, and the fact that he got to play some fullback and bowl people over.

As for MDP, all he did was set a school record for sacks and win the ACC Player of the Year in 1987 before joining the Browns. Then once in Cleveland, he had six sacks as a rotational rookie and another seven in 1989 when he made his first of six Pro Bowls.

His best season came in 1990 when the big man had 107 tackles, 11.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and one recovery. He was a menace to opposing quarterbacks who had less than six sacks in just one campaign and finished his career in Cleveland with 480 tackles and 51.5 sacks during seven seasons.

Arguably his biggest accomplishment was getting a burger at McDonald’s named after him. Available in the Cleveland area, the “MDP Burger” was massive and towered over everything else on the menu, much like the man himself.

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