Cleveland Browns: 5 Players that piqued my interest at Senior Bowl

As happens every year, there are players that I see at the Senior Bowl that pique my interest and could be attractive options for the Cleveland Browns. Here are five.

The Reese’s Senior Bowl is always a great venue to find players that you might not know enough about or simply want to learn more about. Either they played at small schools and you simply haven’t seen them, would like to see them against bigger competition or simply overlooked them for whatever reason. This year was no exception and perhaps because of the amount of roster shuffling that came up, really bolstered this effect.

The hope for any prospect is they send teams back to want to know more about them because they surprised them with how well they played or they simply hadn’t done enough work on them.

The Cleveland Browns may have had same thought process with these players or others and are going back to Berea to find and watch more tape, then proceed from there.

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Penny Hart, WR, Georgia State – 5’8″ 180 pounds

In what seems to be a year for tiny wide receivers with incredible speed, Penny Hart was a player I hadn’t heard of before he showed up at the Senior Bowl. He certainly has my attention now as he was easily able to create separation and make plays. What stands out for Hart is how quickly he gets in and out of his breaks, making it so if defenders aren’t right immediately, they won’t catch him.

And the good news with Hart is his play this week seems to be a continuance from his collegiate career where as a junior, he posted elite production. He posted 34.5 percent of the team’s receiving yards and his 1,121 yards was 725 more than the next receiver on the Panthers.

Hart throws his name into the mix with players like Andy Isabella of UMass and Olamide Zaccheaus of Virginia that are short, thick receivers with a ton of ability after the catch.

Oli Udoh, OT, Elon – 6’5 3/4″, 327 pounds

Udoh is massive with long arms and carries the weight well. He more than showed he belonged in this field, flashing quick enough feet in pass protection and excellent power for the position. He was the only player I saw this week that was able to stop Montez Sweat on back to back reps in the one-on-one’s. Sweat was dominant this week, but on the last day of practices, Udoh had his number and beat him for a pair of reps in a drill that’s slanted heavily in favor of the defender.

This draft may not offer an obvious stud offensive tackle prospect, but Udoh could be in the mix with a lot of players who have a ton of potential but just aren’t there quite yet. Tytus Howard of Alabama State is a similar player that also did well for himself this week. Now that both got to showcase their ability against excellent competition, particularly in their practices, facing players like Jaylon Ferguson, Montez Sweat, Carl Granderson and Oshame Ximines, which might have been the position group of the week all on one team.

Kaleb McGary, OT, Washington – 6’6 7/8″, 321 pounds

McGary was overshadowed because of his teammate Trey Adams, who was thought to be a potential top-15 pick before injuries cost him time and ultimately taking a medical redshirt. Height is incredibly valuable in an offensive tackle and McGary is a tower, carries his weight really well. His play this week was inconsistent, but flashes the ability that could make him a valuable player down the road. The big question will be how he tests and particularly with his agility.

Travis Fulgham, WR, Old Dominion – 6’2 3/8″, 210 pounds

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Fulgham is someone that was on my radar as was his teammate Jonathan Duhart that played in the Shrine Game last week, but getting to see Fulgham live was valuable. His combination of size and speed is obvious and he was able to create separation and beat some quality corners. There were times when he was wide open in 7-on-7 and team drills and the quarterback simply didn’t see him, which may mask some of his impact this week.

Nevertheless, Fulgham was more impressive than Anthony Johnson out of Buffalo and both have good size for the position to potentially play the X for the Browns offense, which could be something they covet for Baker Mayfield. Fulgham looks like someone who should test well in terms of speed and body control, might not be super expensive and could be a very nice receiver at the next level.

He did post elite production this year for the Monarchs and Duhart was just a tick below him, so both players are worth watching.

Chuma Edoga, OT, USC – 6’3 3/4″, 303 pounds

Edoga is someone I had been told was a good player, but hadn’t really focused on. He’s very strong, has pretty good feet and largely had a productive week. Occasionally, it seemed like he was overextending and getting out of his technique, but there’s a lot there to like with him. Except for his height.

That being said, John Dorsey has a history of having entire lines made up of one-time offensive tackles. Edoga with his power and natural base for the position could be an ideal guard for the Browns. Beyond answering questions about his athletic testing, it’s more of a question of whether or not he would be available late enough for the Browns to want to take someone they view entirely as a guard.

This doesn’t mean he couldn’t play tackle, but much like Austin Corbett, it seems like he’s destined to end up inside at some point, where he could be an excellent player.