Cleveland Browns: 2019 7-Round mock draft, Vol. 1

Round 2: Mitch Hyatt, OT, Clemson – 6-5, 310 lbs. (Listed)

Mitch Hyatt is rated all over the place and the reason isn’t entirely clear. He’s now in his fourth season as the starting left tackle for the Clemson Tigers and he’s been putting together good tape since his sophomore season when he did a fantastic job against Jonathan Allen in Clemson’s national title victory.

Hyatt is a really polished player with a good stance, great weight transition kicking out to get in pass protection and good patience in pass protection. Maybe he needs to be a little more aggressive at times in terms of attacking, looking to dominate as opposed to just fending opponents off, but he’s not someone that gives up much in pass protection and doesn’t whiff on blocks.

In the running game, Hyatt brings a nasty demeanor and gets off the ball attacking opposing blockers. He shows decent power as well, be it blocking down or drive blocking. It does seem as though Hyatt works harder than one would like in terms of generating power in the running game, too often willing to bend over at the waist and behind his shoulders to drive as opposed to really getting his hips involved. That’s an area he can improve and may require some additional flexibility as much as it is technique.

Hyatt is light on his feet, moves well and appears to have more than enough size to be a good tackle, yet some are projecting him to play on the interior. He likely could be a successful guard, but he looks to have the traits to be a productive tackle and depending on his athletic testing, appears to have more potential going forward.

In spite of the fact he will finish will over 50 starts for his career facing a ton of top competition., Hyatt will only be 22 years old in February, which isn’t common. So not only would the Browns be getting an experienced left tackle, they’d be getting someone who may still be improving.