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2017 NFL Mock Draft: Cleveland Browns Get Their Men

By Carl Cockerham

Sep 24, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Myles Garrett (15) in game action against the Arkansas Razorbacks at AT&T Stadium. Texas A&M won 45-24. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Myles Garrett (15) in game action against the Arkansas Razorbacks at AT&T Stadium. Texas A&M won 45-24. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 8, 2016; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators defensive back Jalen Tabor (31) looks on during the first quarter of the Orange and Blue game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 8, 2016; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators defensive back Jalen Tabor (31) looks on during the first quarter of the Orange and Blue game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports /

Florida. Jalen Tabor. 4. player. 57. It looks like former USC quarterback Matt Barkley is finally starting to get it in his fourth year. Chicago Bears head coach John Fox sounds like he’s tickled pink to have him on the team now. He’s done with fellow quarterback Jay Cutler and there’s nothing in this draft. <p>Fox, a defensive-minded guy, doesn’t like rookie quarterbacks starting for him anyway. Either way, he and Bears fans can look forward to Barkley throwing it to Alshon Jeffery and Kevin White next year. They also have 1,000-yard rusher Jordan Howard coming back to run the ball.</p><div class=. CB

The arrow is pointing upward for the defense but they aren’t quite there yet. The front-seven will be great when ILBs Jerrell Freeman and Danny Trevathan are back to stuff the run. The team already gets after the quarterback with the best of them with 2016 first-round pick Leonard Floyd.

So at No. 4 overall, the Bears take Jalen Taybor to compliment that pass-rush with good coverage. The Bears need the coverage to support the pass-rush against the NFC North quarterbacks. The Bears are closer than many think and this pick could put the Bears in position to win the North.

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Jalen Tabor

CB, Florida

Chicago Bears
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It looks like former USC quarterback Matt Barkley is finally starting to get it in his fourth year. Chicago Bears head coach John Fox sounds like he’s tickled pink to have him on the team now. He’s done with fellow quarterback Jay Cutler and there’s nothing in this draft.

Fox, a defensive-minded guy, doesn’t like rookie quarterbacks starting for him anyway. Either way, he and Bears fans can look forward to Barkley throwing it to Alshon Jeffery and Kevin White next year. They also have 1,000-yard rusher Jordan Howard coming back to run the ball.

The arrow is pointing upward for the defense but they aren’t quite there yet. The front-seven will be great when ILBs Jerrell Freeman and Danny Trevathan are back to stuff the run. The team already gets after the quarterback with the best of them with 2016 first-round pick Leonard Floyd.

So at No. 4 overall, the Bears take Jalen Taybor to compliment that pass-rush with good coverage. The Bears need the coverage to support the pass-rush against the NFC North quarterbacks. The Bears are closer than many think and this pick could put the Bears in position to win the North.

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