Cleveland Browns: 2017 NFL Draft Projected Targets
By Peter Smith
Offensive Tackles
Storm Norton, Toledo
Age: 22 (Born May 16, 1994)
Height: 6-7.25
Weight: 307 lbs
40 Yard Dash: 5.12s
Broad Jump: 8’10″
Vertical: 28.5″
3-Cone: 7.4s
Shuttle: 4.64s
Bench: 15 reps
Notes: Norton took over the left tackle spot with three games left in his sophomore seasons and was named All-MAC First Team each of the past two seasons. Terrific athlete but the bench press number is terrible and for some teams potentially disqualifying. He’s a long term project with the movement skills to play left tackle in the NFL but will need to keep adding strength.
Andrew Wylie, Eastern Michigan
Age: 22 (Born Aug. 19, 1994)
Height: 6-5.25
Weight: 312 lbs
40 Yard Dash: 4.95s
Broad Jump: 9’7″
Vertical: 34″
3-Cone: 7.23s
Shuttle: 4.5s
Bench: 20 reps
Notes: Wylie has experience at left tackle, left guard and right tackle. He also helped pave the way for current Browns running back Darius Jackson.
Will Holden, Vanderbilt
Age: 23 (Born Sept. 14, 1993)
Height: 6-7.5
Weight: 311 lbs
40 Yard Dash: 5.47s
Broad Jump: 9’3″
Vertical: 28″
3-Cone: 7.71s
Shuttle: 4.72s
Bench: 23 reps
Notes: Holden has started 37 games in his Commodore career including the last two years at left tackle and his sophomore year at right tackle. He is also an Eagle scout.
Cole Croston, Iowa
Age: 23 (Born Dec. 25, 1993)
Height: 6-5.5
Weight: 314 lbs
40 Yard Dash: 5.21s
Broad Jump: 8’8″
Vertical: 32.5″
3-Cone: 7.38s
Shuttle: 4.39s
Bench: 20 reps
Notes: Croston has starting experience at both left and right tackle the past two seasons. He was also honored with the Brett Greenwood Award, given to the walk-on who embodies the values and behaviors of former Hawkeyes walk-on Brett Greenwood.
Max Rich, Harvard
Age: Unavailable
Height: 6-7.25
Weight: 311 lbs
40 Yard Dash: 5.12s
Broad Jump: 8’9″
Vertical: 30″
3-Cone: 7.18s
Shuttle: 4.51s
Bench: 25 reps
Notes: Rich is a two year starter and comes from an offensive line that sent two to the NFL last year in Cole Toner (fifth round pick by Arizona) and Anthony Fabiano (UDFA on the Browns).
Jylan Ware, Alabama State
Age: 23 (Born Oct. 16, 1993)
Height: 6-7.5
Weight: 317 lbs
40 Yard Dash: 4.99s
Broad Jump: 9’5″
Vertical: 29″
3-Cone: 7.96s
Shuttle: 4.7s
Bench: DNP
Notes: Impressive athlete out of the SWAC with an 84.5-inch wingspan and a substantial amount of experience.
Kwayde Miller, San Diego State
Age: 23 (Born Dec. 11, 1993)
Height: 6-7.25
Weight: 303 lbs
40 Yard Dash: 5.24s
Broad Jump: 8’11″
Vertical: 32″
3-Cone: 7.5s
Shuttle: 4.63s
Bench: 21 reps
Notes: Miller had 14 starts after taking over for the previous left tackle Tyrone Poole, a fourth round pick by the Seattle Seahawks.
J.P. Flynn, Montana State
Age: 23 (Aug. 30, 1993)
Height: 6-5.75
Weight: 310 lbs
40 Yard Dash: 5.17s
Broad Jump: 8’8″
Vertical: 30.5″
3-Cone: 7.5s
Shuttle: 4.73s
Bench: 21 reps
Notes: Flynn started 43 consecutive games, earning All-Big Sky honors three times.
Mason Zandi, South Carolina
Age: 22 (Born July 26, 1994)
Height: 6-8.5
Weight: 309 lbs
40 Yard Dash: 5.2s
Broad Jump: 8’6″
Vertical: 31.5″
3-Cone: 8.12s
Shuttle: 4.9s
Bench: 21 reps
Notes: 24 starts at left tackle. Zandi’s first start for South Carolina was actually as a tight end as a redshirt freshman when he was playing both tackle and tight end.
Christian Schneider, UC Davis
Age: Unavailable
Height: 6-5.5
Weight: 301 lbs
40 Yard Dash: 5.12s
Broad Jump: 8’6″
Vertical: 26.5″
3-Cone: 7.48s
Shuttle: 4.65s
Bench: 25 reps
Notes: Took the starting job as a freshman and then moved to left tackle as a senior.
Dieugot Joseph, Florida International
Age: 23 (Born March 21, 1994)
Height: 6-5.75
Weight: 293 lbs
40 Yard Dash: 5.21s
Broad Jump: 8’6″
Vertical: 31″
3-Cone: 7.83s
Shuttle: 4.87s
Bench: 21 reps
Notes: Initially committed to FIU as a defensive end before switching to the offensive line in the spring of his redshirt freshman year. He took the starting job at left tackle as a sophomore, muddled through injuries as a junior before having his best season as a senior.