*All rankings final and based upon at least three watched games as well as combine and pro days.
EDGE
- Bradley Chubb, NC State
- Harold Landry, Boston College
- Marcus Davenport, UTSA
- Sam Hubbard, Ohio State
- Josh Sweat, Florida State
Interior D-Line
- Maurice Hurst, Michigan
- Vita Vea, Washington
- Da’Ron Payne, Alabama
- Taven Bryan, Florida
- Harrison Phillips, Stanford
Linebacker
- Roquan Smith, Georgia
- Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech
- Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State
- Rashaan Evans, Alabama
- Micah Kiser, Virginia
Cornerback
- Denzel Ward, Ohio State
- Jaire Alexander, Louisville
- Josh Jackson, Iowa
- Mike Hughes, UCF
- Carlton Davis, Auburn
Safety
- Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
- Derwin James, Florida State
- Ronnie Harrison, Alabama
- Jessie Bates II, Wake Forest
- Justin Reid, Stanford
The Cleveland Browns have hired Ryan Grigson as a Senior Personnel Executive. He will report to Vice President of Player Personnel Andrew Berry, who once worked under him in Indianapolis while Grigson was the Colts general manager.
On the teams website, Executive Vice President of Football Operations gave Grigson a glowing review,”Ryan brings valuable experience to our personnel group,” said Brown. “He was raised as a road-scout and has been evaluating talent in this league for almost 20 years. We place a premium on that experience and on his passion for football. Ryan has much to offer to any personnel department and we are pleased that he chose to join our staff.”
Grigson was the Colts GM from 2012-16 and was named NFL Executive of the Year in his first season when he drafted Andrew Luck and changed the teams fortunes after they lost Peyton Manning. In the seasons after, he struggled to build a roster around the teams franchise quarterback and eventually was shown the door.
While he was a terrible GM, in my opinion, he will not be the decision maker in Cleveland, just another experienced voice. It’ll be a role that will best suit his skill set in talent evaluation, something he showed a decent ability to do while working with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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