Cleveland Browns Beat Writer: Myles Garrett Will Be The First Overall Pick

And considering they have been trying to move up from No. 12, it makes sense they would land Garrett, and then push from there to figure out a quarterback.

Selecting the 6-foot-4, 272-pound Garrett was smart and safe, something the Browns haven’t always been on draft weekend.

With two first-round picks, two in the second round and one in the third, the Browns have the assets to improve, and possibly to find that elusive QB after starting 26 since 1999. That makes flawless sense to me, considering that’s where the Colts’ biggest need is and also where a lot of the best talent in the first round is likely to be. I am going to keep that feeling contagious.

Ley noted that the Cleveland Browns, who possess the first overall pick, are not leaning toward Watson at all – but Leaf was quick to clarify that he believes the heavy favorite to go first is definitively the best player in the draft. In his final season, he had 15 tackles for a loss and 8.5 sacks while playing through an ankle injury. Garrett is the best prospect in the National Football League draft according to most draft experts.

“It adds more fuel to the fire”, he said.

“It does not matter what they say”.

Rumors are now circulating, via Ian Rapoport, that the Browns are attempting to swing a trade with the Redskins for quarterback Kirk Cousins.

In his first year at Texas A&M, Garrett broke Jadaveon Clowney’s SEC sack record for a first-year player with 11.5 sacks in just nine games.

The first round of this year’s draft promises to be unpredictable – at least after the first pick. The new GM-coach combination, John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan, has six-year contracts, so they felt under no urgency to choose a quarterback with their first selection when the team has so many other needs.

I still don’t think it happens.

Rarely do things works out well when owners get involved in football decisions but that’s exactly what is going on in Cleveland.

These were not draft picks about which people can whisper and hide their opinions.

This was the first time since 2000 the Browns had the first pick.

Clamoring for a quarterback in Cleveland is nothing new, although an argument could be made the need for a game-changing defensive end was a level priority.