Cleveland Browns:Persons of Interest

 Due to recent and today) time constraints, I don't have time to write as much as usual about the Cleveland Browns' persons of interest in the NFL Draft.

I'm going to try to stick to the two positions that need the most bolstering and add a few other notes as well.

The Browns would likely like to trade down from their number six position (they also pick at 24 with a choice obtained from Jacksonville in last year's draft), and I'm open to that.

Assuming the Browns don't trade down, Andrew Berry has to be looking at wide receiver and tackle, though I'm usually a proponent of the best-player-available theory.

I wouldn't be against the Browns taking Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, who I think is a dynamic playmaker in the Ed Reed mold and Grant Delpit has only one year on his contract, so while it's not an immediate need, I wouldn't be at all upset.

My favorite wide reciever is Ohio State's Carnell Tate, who may not be a true number one but instantly becomes the Browns best wideout as soon as his name is announced.

I also like Arizona State's Jordyn Tyson a lot and he's more talented physically than Tate, but has struggled with injuries throughout his career.

USC'S Makai Lemon is a catching machine and I like him as well, but he's more a slot reciever and you can find one of those later in the draft.

Indiana's Omar Cooper is my preferred choice of the next level over Texas A&M's KC Concepcion and Washington's Denzel Boston, but I'd be ok with any around the late first round area.

The Browns need tackle help and my two favorites are Utah's Spencer Fano and Alabama's Kadyn Proctor.

Fano is likely to be off the board should the Browns trade down, so that has to be a consideration.

Proctor is a massive physical specimen and has the highest upside but Andrew Berry swung and missed on an Alabama tackle with superior measurements before (Jedrick Wills over Tristan Wirfs), is he willing to take that chance again.

Miami's Francis Mauigoa is ranked as the top tackle by some but I see him more as a long term guard.

Utah's Caleb Lomu might be a consideration with the later first round pick and Georgia's Monroe Freeling is rising up the draft boards with his frame and talent but will need time to develop.

It's the Browns and Andrew Berry and I never have a firm grasp for a bunch who always thinks they are above the curve and smarter than the rest of the class, so I could see them go in any direction.