Briggs started in all five years in college football, two with Virginia and three after transferring to Cincinnati, finishing last season with two sacks.
Briggs appears to be a bit undersized at 6'1 but weighs 313 pounds, so it's possible that he can get past the lack of height.
Briggs had an excellent combine where he showed up bigger than expected and ran a faster time as well.
Briggs is better against the run than as a pass rusher and his tape doesn't really stand out in any particular area,
Briggs doesn't appear to have the potential to be more than a depth player but it's interesting that the Browns have invested three draft picks on defensive tackles in the last two drafts- 2023 third-round Siaki Ika, second-rounder Michael Hall, and Briggs.
I'm not sure the Browns can afford to carry all three of Ika, Hall, and Briggs and if they do, that would be bad news for one of Shelby Harris, Quinton Jefferson, or Maurice Hurst ( I think Dalvin Tomlinson is untouchable at this point) but you build depth through competition and arguably there is no better place to have depth than along either of the lines.
I'll be writing a wrap-up of the draft later this week after I catch up on the Cavaliers' awful loss in Orlando along with a road trip post.
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