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2017 NFL Mock Draft: Cleveland Browns Get it Right

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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Jan 11, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide tight end O.J. Howard (88) runs past Clemson Tigers cornerback Mackensie Alexander (2) in the first quarter in the 2016 CFP National Championship at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 11, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide tight end O.J. Howard (88) runs past Clemson Tigers cornerback Mackensie Alexander (2) in the first quarter in the 2016 CFP National Championship at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /

16. With the No. 10 overall pick in the draft, the Buffalo Bills select former Alabama TE O.J. Howard. At 6’6″, 250 pounds with 4.5 40 speed, he’s as rare a talent as you’ll find coming into the NFL. You can’t cover him with a CB or a S because he will simply catch the ball over them. <p>And if you try to cover him with an LB, he will simply shake him and run away from him. He also has great hands to finish the play so there will be no worries about him in that department. He will be a dynamic pass-catching TE but you don’t have to worry about him being just that.</p> <p>According to Pro Football Focus, Howard had the best run blocking rating of any TE in the nation. You have a dynamic TE that at the same time is a complete TE so he’s going in the top 10. And the Bills will look to use him the same way Rob Gronkowski gets used against them.</p> <p>He would be an excellent complement to WR Sammy Watkins and a security blanket for QB Tyrod Taylor. And since he run blocks so well LeSean McCoy and the running game will not suffer. If the Bills can get it together on defense, they could be on the way up in 2017.</p>. TE. Alabama. O.J. Howard. 10. player

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