Cleveland just got one of the highest-rated players left on the board. The Browns traded up with the Panthers to nab the 52nd overall pick, and used it to take Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah.
Owusu-Koramoah was expected by many to be a first-rounder, and it’s pretty shocking that he fell all the way to 52.
Here’s the breakdown of the trade:
Browns Receive
- No. 52
- No. 113
Panthers Receive
- No. 59
- No. 89
Owusu-Koramoah went 19th overall in Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com’s final mock draft. Dane Brugler of The Athletic had him as the 15th-best player overall on his board. He received all kinds of accolades last season, including winning the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year award.
He was also a unanimous All-American, and won the Butkus Award for the nation’s top linebacker. It’s unclear why he slipped as far as he did, but many people think the Browns got a steal with this pick.
He only played two years at Notre Dame, and won’t turn 22 until November. Cleveland has been steadily adding to their defense all offseason, signing guys like safety John Johnson and defensive end Jadeveon Clowney to big contracts in free agency. Linebacker was one spot they still needed help, and now they’ve got it.
Steal of the draft
Let’s go Dawgpound!!!!!
Wonder why he fell? Wonder if race played a part?
That’s seriously the dumbest comment I’ve read on here.
I think he’s been sarcastic. Kind of trolling.
Not a Browns fan but I love this pick. I wanted Denver to draft him instead of Javonte Williams. Bigger need and talent.
Winner of Friday’s draft was Macho Man Browns Fan
He does not fit a lot of schemes and some defensive coaches are loath to change their scheme to accommodate him I would guess.