Almost two weeks have passed since the first day of the 2024 NFL Draft, and during that time, 257 rookies were chosen to embark on their professional football journey. It’s always an exciting time when it’s draft season because you get to see new players go to a team you cheer for and try to expect all the amazing things they could do. It’s like waiting for a new action figure to be released and you wait with such excitement, and once that moment hits when receiving the figure, it just becomes pure euphoria. The only issue is that there is a 50/50 chance that the new figure is amazing or a complete bust. That’s how I feel during draft season when all these fresh faces enter the NFL. It is going to be the best pick ever or the worst ever.
Speaking of fresh faces, let’s look at the picks for the Cleveland Browns.
54th Pick, DT Mike Hall, Ohio State
85th Pick, G Zach Zinter, Michigan
156th Pick, WR Jamari Thrash, Louisville
206th Pick, LB Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State
227th Pick, CB Myles Harden, South Dakota
243rd Pick, DT Jowon Briggs, Cincinnati
Right off the bat the Browns best picks are DT Mike Hall and G Zach Zinter. Two positions that needed to be filled with reliable second-string players. Even though they are rookies, their college careers have been extremely impressive. Especially, having Zinter on the team will help in case Conklin or Wills Jr. get injured again. It also helps that the Browns just picked up C Brian Allen from the LA Rams. Their third best pick would be WR Jamari Thrash. It will be interesting to see if he’ll be able to match up or do better than the two previous wide receiver picks, because Tillman and Bell have shown nothing special when stepping out onto the field. I remember they tried to hype up Tillman during training camp last year, but all that hype went away after recording over 200 yards receiving. Bell in two seasons has just recorded 381 yards and 3 touchdowns in two seasons, so bar is very low for Thrash to impact this Browns offense.
What are your thoughts on the Browns draft picks? Will they make a positive or negative impact for future seasons?
