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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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Nov 5, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp (1) cannot pull in a pass in the first quarter under pressure from Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback Gareon Conley (8) at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp (1) cannot pull in a pass in the first quarter under pressure from Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback Gareon Conley (8) at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports /

Gareon Conley. 14. player. 54. With the No. 14 overall pick in the draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select former Ohio State CB Gareon Conley. At 6’0″, 195 pounds with 33-inch long arms, he has the size and length required for press coverage. Conley got picked on on the other side of Lattimore only to allow a 37 percent completion rate himself. <p>That’s actually how he got noticed as he scouts were looking to see what Lattimore did. He’s hard to throw on because he’s versatile with the instincts and ability drive on the ball to play zone too. So Conley will fit a tough Eagles defense that only has weaknesses at the CB position.</p><div class=. CB. Ohio State

They have a ferocious front-seven and solid Ss in Rodney McLeod and Malcolm Jenkins. Once the CB positions are shored up, the Eagles will have a defense that shuts teams down. Otherwise, it’s hard to deal with a division that has Dez Bryant, Odell Beckham Jr. and Brandon Marshall in it.

On offense, they have Carson Wentz, a solid line and brought WRs Alshon Jeffery and Torrey Smith in free agency. Giving Wentz a solid running game to go into Year 2 with will help him even more in 2017. Look for the Eagles to be a much tougher out in an NFC East that’s getting tough.

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Gareon Conley

CB, Ohio State

Philadelphia Eagles
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With the No. 14 overall pick in the draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select former Ohio State CB Gareon Conley. At 6’0″, 195 pounds with 33-inch long arms, he has the size and length required for press coverage. Conley got picked on on the other side of Lattimore only to allow a 37 percent completion rate himself.

That’s actually how he got noticed as he scouts were looking to see what Lattimore did. He’s hard to throw on because he’s versatile with the instincts and ability drive on the ball to play zone too. So Conley will fit a tough Eagles defense that only has weaknesses at the CB position.

They have a ferocious front-seven and solid Ss in Rodney McLeod and Malcolm Jenkins. Once the CB positions are shored up, the Eagles will have a defense that shuts teams down. Otherwise, it’s hard to deal with a division that has Dez Bryant, Odell Beckham Jr. and Brandon Marshall in it.

On offense, they have Carson Wentz, a solid line and brought WRs Alshon Jeffery and Torrey Smith in free agency. Giving Wentz a solid running game to go into Year 2 with will help him even more in 2017. Look for the Eagles to be a much tougher out in an NFC East that’s getting tough.

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