2017 NFL Mock Draft: Cleveland Browns Get Their Men

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Oct 15, 2016; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Dede Westbrook (11) catches a pass against the Kansas State Wildcats during the third quarter at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

The Cowboys are stacked on both sides to the ball with very talented players. On offense, they have the best O-line in football with QB Dak Prescott and RB Ezekiel Elliott. On defense, they’re getting it done and they don’t even have all their players. But they will get DE Randy Gregory Gregory back this week to help their pass-rush. Fellow DE DeMarcus Lawrence is also due to come back from an injury he suffered. But barring another incident, the two should be in there for the whole season next year. ILB Jaylon Smith won’t play this year but he has made a lot of progress so he should debut next year. With a shutdown defense over there now, the Cowboys get more explosive on offense. They select speedy WR Dede Westbrook out of Oklahoma at No. 31 overall. Now, the single-high safety can’t cheat over on No. 1 receiver Dez Bryant so he has action. If the defense plays cover-2, they die a slow death by Elliott and the running game. And when they pay too much attention to that, Westbrook beats them deep to make the Cowboys unstoppable.. WR. Oklahoma. Dede Westbrook. 31. player. 123

Tre'davious White. 32. player. 47. The Patriots traded away two edge-rushers and still get after the QB when they want to. They also stuff the run well as they are No. 4 in the NFL against the run. Then they have CB Malcolm Butler, who we can now say is an elite CB in the NFL. Their No. 2 CB is okay but their No. 3 CB is a bit of a weakness that could be upgraded this offseason. And the Patriots do that right here with the last pick in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. They take Tre’Davious White, another great CB prospect in a deep CB class. He could come in and take that No. 2 CB spot and bump Logan Ryan over to strictly slot duty. With three guys that can stick to their men in coverage, Bill Belichick could do what he wants up front. And the solid Patriots defense gets even better, harder to score on. On offense, waiver pickup WR Michael Floyd would be stupid to mess up catching passes from Tom Brady. Then there’s RB LeGarrette Blount along with TEs Martellus Bennett and Rob Gronkowski. Man, they’re starting to build super teams in the NFL these days!. CB. LSU

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