Cleveland Browns: 3 way-too-early needs in 2022 NFL Draft

2. EDGE

Myles Garrett is pretty good, but he’s never had a player who people could point to and say “there’s the long-term Robin to Garrett’s Batman”. With the loss of Olivier Vernon to an achilles injury, the chances of the Browns finding that Robin this offseason were fairly good. But a weak EDGE draft class and a free agency frenzy with cash flying left and right, much of it to players that may not have exactly deserved it.

General manager Andrew Berry did make some moves, signing Takk McKinley and Jadeveon Clowney to one-year deals. Both are likely to use this season as a springboard to a bigger long-term deal with another club, and neither Porter Gustin nor Curtis Weaver have the track record to be who the team is looking for.

It’s likely that the Browns will sign another stop-gap free agent next offseason to provide at least some quality rotational play, and also to protect against relying on a rookie to start. Garrett and Weaver are the only guys in the room who are under contract past this season, and Weaver isn’t assured a roster spot.

The 2022 EDGE class looks to be much more talented and deep, so Cleveland will probably dip in at some point over the first two days.