With the Cleveland Browns not having their first-round pick, the thirteenth overall, and having moved their early fourth-round pick as well in the Deshaun Watson trade, a lot of focus will be placed on their first selection at pick #44. Much like many fans know the name Beau Bell, because he was the team’s first pick in 2008 despite that coming in the fourth round, whoever the team drafts in the second round will have a little extra attention.
Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN fame was one of the first to make covering the draft a full-time job. Kiper’s hair, passion and diction have made him a mainstay around the league’s annual event. That is why when he puts out a mock draft, many want to hear what he thinks will happen.
Today (subscriber, $), Kiper produced his most recent mock and this time included the second round which allows Browns fans to be involved. Kiper had a first-round trade projected with the New York Jets trading up with the Cincinnati Bengals but Cleveland’s first pick has a beefy interior defensive lineman headed to Ohio:
