Cleveland Browns: Looking at a perfect fantasy mock draft for 2020

Rounds four, six, seven, and Undrafted Free Agents

Once you get to rounds four, five, six, and seven you’re no longer looking for starters, but guys who can make the team and maybe develop over time. Since the Browns have filled holes at just about every starting position in the NFL Draft so far, it’s time to look at guys who can be backups or projects for future teams.

Offensively, tight end Colby Parkinson from Stanford makes all the sense in the world as a backup for Austin Hooper. If a trade for David Njoku does materialize, and it’s around the 2nd-4th round, then maybe you get someone like Purdue’s Bryce Hopkins. You still have options at receiver late in the draft or with rookie free agents in Dan Chisena from Penn State or Malcolm Perry from Navy (or both). Both men are projects but could make immediate impacts on special teams as gunners and return men. Perry is a slash type of player and that type of versatility is valuable, while Chisena is considered by many to be one of, if not the fastest prospects in the class. For a backup lineman, guard John Molchon from Boise State works. He’s familiar with Ezra Cleveland and has shown to be a terrific run blocker. Also, Washington’s Trey Adams could be a good backup at tackle in case Cleveland or Conklin can’t do their job for whatever reason.

Defensively you still have some exciting project players as well. On the defensive line, you have Derrek Tuszka from North Dakota State or Kenny Willekes from Michigan State. Both men play a bit different, with Tuszka more of a rusher, and Willekes more well-rounded. Tuszka has a higher ceiling and might need to be drafted early on day three to get him. Another guy to look at is Baylor’s DE/LB combo in James Lockhart. Doesn’t have the talent ceiling as Tuszka or the polished all-around play of Willekes but could be a guy who could play five spots on the field from both ends, to all three linebacking spots in a pinch.

Speaking of in a pinch, should the Browns opt to take three linebackers home from this draft, Logan Wilson from Wyoming is a perfect late-third day pick/free-agent pickup should the Browns want a more conventional tackler in the middle of their defense. At the very least, he could learn from Clay Matthews and replace him when he retires. The linebacking corp is so gutted, that the Browns shouldn’t worry about going into the pre-season with six, seven, or even eight potential guys in the unit.

In the secondary, you have two good, but need time to develop corners to look at late on the third day in Central Florida’s Nevelle Clarke or Utah’s Javelin Guidry. Neither man should be expected to play in anything more than a dime package as the fourth corner on the team, but both could hopefully blossom into a starter or at the very least, a reliable third corner for the team. At safety, Ashtyn Davis from Cal makes the most sense. If Anthony Harris is picked up by the team, then you’ll still want a younger guy to groom, considering both of your safeties will be 29 years old Harris and 32 year old Andrew Sendejo. Both of whom would be/could be on one-year deals. Like some others Davis is expected to be drafted, so waiting for the free agency period on rookies to open is unwise.