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2017 NFL Draft: 5 Late Round Sleepers Cleveland Browns Should Target

By Nick Dudukovich

Jan 24, 2017; Mobile, AL, USA; South squad quarterback Davis Webb of California (7) throws a pass during practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Andrews-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 24, 2017; Mobile, AL, USA; South squad quarterback Davis Webb of California (7) throws a pass during practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Andrews-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 1, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Cleveland Browns executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown speaks to the media during the 2017 NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Cleveland Browns executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown speaks to the media during the 2017 NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

Five late-round sleepers the Cleveland Browns should target in the 2017 NFL Draft.

The Browns entered the 2017 NFL Draft filled with riches. They owns 11 picks, five of which comes in the top 65.

They’re the envy of all the draftniks and analytics advocates who encourage collecting picks, no matter where they fall in the draft. The more picks, the better odds you have to find a good player. That’s the theory anyways, although Browns fans are still waiting for their team to start getting their first-round choices correct, let alone mid-round draft picks.

After enduring a 1-15 seasons, at least the Dawg Pound has something to get excited about. All of those losses and the worst season in franchise history have to amount to something right?

Well, it does. The No. 1 overall pick and 10 selections after that.

Their collection of selections is rated as the most valuable–by a mile–by Business Insider’s Cork Gaines.

"If we sum up the value of each team’s draft picks, we see that the Browns have the most valuable collection of picks, with Cleveland picking twice in the first 12 picks (Nos. 1 and 12), four times in the first two rounds, and ten times in the first five rounds. This is the third year in a row that the Browns have had the most valuable collection of picks heading into the draft."

We know the names being floated around in the first round. Myles Garrett is still the odds on favorite to go No. 1. But what will the Browns pull off at 12? Malik Hooker? Mitch Trubisky?

It’s exciting stuff, but the first round does not a draft make. Here’s who the Browns should be looking at beyond the first round.

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