Cleveland Browns: 2019 7-Round mock draft, Vol. 1
By Peter Smith
Round 3: Kelvin Harmon, WR, N.C. State – 6-3, 214 lbs. (Listed)
- 69 receptions for 1,014 yards (28.4 percent) and 4 touchdowns (23.5 percent) in 2017.
The Browns need more receiving help and could really use a true X, which is exactly what Harmon is. Harmon was Ryan Finley’s leading receiver last season and has only been better as a junior, improving his production and how much of a focal point he is in their offense. Most recently, he went off against Syracuse with 11 receptions, 243 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Harmon is physically powerful, shows good speed and can create space with his physicality to make catches and then overpowers opponents to finish them. He’s shown a good mix of being able to make plays at all levels. Playing in the Wolfpack offense and having Finley as his quarterback the past few years appears to have been very good for Harmon.
For the Browns, he can hopefully provide a true X option, but he looks like he has the potential to be great, especially paired with a quarterback like Baker Mayfield. With Harmon on the outside and David Njoku able to be a matchup problem on the inside, it hopefully opens up opportunities for their smaller, twitchier playmakers to find holes in the defense.
Harmon isn’t Josh Gordon in terms of talent, but he’s more reliable and more consistent and could provide many of the same benefits the Browns hoped Gordon would give them in terms of what he does to an opponent. He hopefully provides someone that can make tough catches to move the chains but has the ability to go over the top and punish a defense down field.