Cleveland Browns: 7-Round 2018 mock draft, Vol. 6
By Peter Smith
Round 4 (via HOU): Bradley Chubb, DE N.C. State –- 6-4.375, 269 lbs.
- 98 solo tackles (6.9 percent), 58.5 tackles for loss (22.3 percent), 25.5 sacks (25.7 percent) and 9 forced fumbles over three seasons.
Age: 21 years old (Born Jun. 24, 1996)
40 Yard Dash: 4.65s
Broad Jump: 10’1″
Vertical: 36″
3-Cone: 7.37s
Shuttle: 4.41s
Bench: 24 reps
Because the Browns front office has been pretty judicious about addressing needs in free agency and through trades, they are positioned to take the best player for them. That’s Bradley Chubb and it’s fortunate for the Browns that both the previous front office and current front office see the value in getting versatile defensive linemen that can play the run and rush the passer.
Chubb is more similar to Emmanuel Ogbah than he is to Myles Garrett. The N.C. State record holder for sacks is a power player that has a powerful upper body with violent, heavy hands. Chubb is effective with club and rip moves, swimming and fighting through blockers on the way to the ball carrier.
Seemingly, he’s going to be tied to Garrett as well. Garrett played a significant number of snaps at the 3-technique last year, where he was pretty dominant. He was simply too fast for so many interior blockers while having the power to keep them honest. The benefit of adding Chubb is now Garrett can simply be put in front of the opponent’s weakest spot on the left side, because Chubb is equipped to play the other.
A slow guard? Put Garrett at the three and let Chubb rush from the right end. An underwhelming tackle? Put Chubb at the three and let Garrett attack that weakness all game. And he’s not there just to facilitate Garrett. Chubb’s an impressive pass rusher in his own right with an explosive first step, a willingness to go inside or out and has the ability to collapse the pocket.
This would give the Browns three truly well rounded players that have a good amount of size up front. In a game that has defenses spend so much time in subpackages, the goal for Garrett, Chubb and Ogbah would be somewhere around 70 percent of snaps for each of them. That’s in addition to having Larry Ogunjobi that’s extremely promising, giving the Browns a decisive defensive line advantage that few teams have, with all of them being so young and with so much ahead of them.