BEREA (92.3 The Fan) – The Cleveland Browns will have a total of 10 picks in this year’s NFL Draft – 3 of which were acquired via 3 trades in 2013.
The Browns will make 2 selections in the first round for the eighth time in franchise history, pick fourth overall for just the second time and they have the 26th pick for the fourth time.
Barring a trade down, Cleveland will select in the top 5 for the seventh time and the top 10 for the 10th time since 1999.
The first round of the 79th annual NFL Draft will take place Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m. with the second and third rounds following on Friday, May 9 and rounds 4-7 on Saturday, May 10.
Teams will have 10 minutes to make or trade their selections in round 1, 7 minutes for the second round and 5 minutes per pick in rounds 3-7.
Browns needs to address over the next 3 days (in no particular order)
CB, WR, QB, ILB, OT, OG, S, RB
2014 Cleveland Browns Draft Selections
Round
Pick
Overall
1
4
4
1
26
26 (via Colts)
2
3
35
3
7
71
3
19
83 (via Steelers)
4
6
106
4
27
127 (via Colts)
5
5
145
6
4
180
7
3
218
Candidates For No. 4 Pick
Jadeveon Clowney, DE South Carolina
Sammy Watkins, WR Clemson
Khalil Mack, LB Buffalo
Jake Matthews, OT Texas A&M
Greg Robinson, OT Auburn
Candidates For No. 26 (or a trade up)
Teddy Bridgewater, QB Louisville
Johnny Manziel, QB Texas A&M
Derek Carr, QB Fresno State
Blake Bortles, QB Florida A&M
C.J. Mosely, ILB Alabama
Darquez Denard, CB Michigan State
Kyle Fuller, CB Virginia Tech
Jason Verrett, CB TCU
Mike Evans, WR Texas A&M
Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State
Odell Beckham Jr., WR LSU
Candidates For No. 35 (or a trade up)
Marcus Roberson, CB Florida
Jason Verrett, CB TCU
Jordan Matthews, WR Vanderbilt
Odell Beckham Jr., WR LSU
Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State
Cody Latimer, WR Indiana
Marquise Lee, WR Southern California
Xavier Su’a-Filo, OG UCLA
Bradley Roby, CB Ohio State
Carlos Hyde, RB Ohio State
Browns No.’s 4 and 26 Pick History
No. 4: E Gary Collins (1962)
No. 26: QB Don Klosterman (1952), E Bucky Curtis (1951), G Jim Martin (1950)
Years With Multiple First Round Picks (Selection overall)
2012: RB Trent Richardson RB (3), QB Brandon Weeden (22)
2007: LT Joe Thomas (3), QB Brady Quinn (22)
1994: CB Antonio Langham (9), WR Derrick Alexander
1978: LB Clay Matthews (12), TE Ozzie Newsome (23)
1973: WR Steve Holden (16), G Pete Adams (22)
1970: QB Mike Phipps (3), T Bob McKay (21)
1962: E Gary Collins (4), B Leroy Jackson (11)
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