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2017 NFL Mock Draft: Browns and Titans Clean up

By Carl Cockerham

Jan 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Jonathan Allen (93) celebrates a quarterback sack during the second half against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2015 Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Jonathan Allen (93) celebrates a quarterback sack during the second half against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2015 Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 12, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs quarterback Nick Fitzgerald (7) gets away from Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Jonathan Allen (93) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs quarterback Nick Fitzgerald (7) gets away from Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Jonathan Allen (93) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

Alabama. Jonathan Allen. 1. player. 53. It does not take a genius to see that Jonathan Allen has taken over as the best prospect of this draft. He will be an immediate impact and soon become one of the NFL’s most dominant players. I have to pick my jaws up off the floor every time I watch this kid play these days. <p>He has a combination of speed and quickness put together with brute power that’s hard to stop. Recruits like him is what makes Alabama the college dynasty and NFL factory they are today. He’s quick enough to at least be a base DE in a 4-3 and strong enough for 3-4 NT.</p> <p>And of course he works very well as a 3-technique in the 4-3 but the Browns will make him a 3-4 DE. That’s what he plays right now at Alabama while kicking inside to 3-technique on passing downs. The Browns are wise to invest a No. 1 overall pick in a player like Allen.</p> <p>He will come in, get after opposing quarterbacks and stuff the run from the day he gets to Cleveland. An interior pass rusher like Allen is important to have when you play against the QBs in the AFC North twice. Allen is the right guy to turn your defense and your team around.</p>. DE

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