2017 NFL Draft: 5 Quarterbacks The Browns Must Consider After Round 1

Jarod Evans, Virginia Tech, Projected Round: 3-4

Jerod Evans has another body built for the AFC North, at 6-foot-3, 236 pounds. His name probably isn’t being talked about enough leading up to the NFL Draft, but he’d be an excellent pickup on day three.

If the Browns shock their fanbase by bypassing a quarterback with their first-four selections, Evans could be a great pickup with pick No. 65.

Here’s the caveat: There’s no way he’d be ready to play in 2017, and it may even be a stretch to think he can start in 2018. He’s a true developmental prospect, and that’s OK.

Evans played just one season at Virginia Tech and is a true junior. He was a four-star prospect coming out of Trinity Valley Community College.

The Browns would lose the public relations war by trotting out a quarterback room of Cody Kessler, Jerod Evans and Brock Osweiler or Kevin Hogan.

But the way things are shaping up, Kessler may be in a position to open Week 1 as the starter, and that means he’ll be afforded some time to sit on the bench with Microsoft Surface in hand.

Something that plays into Evans’ favor of getting drafted by the Browns is his 63.5 completion percentage while at Virginia Tech. Accuracy is big with the analytics types, and is probably why the team thought so highly of Kessler in the 2016 draft.

Additionally, remember that velocity test? Evans clocked out at 55 mph, the same speed as North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky.