With two weeks left, all we have from a news perspective is final predraft visits. Rumors and mock drafts will flow like the Mississippi, however. Teams are allowed 30 visits from prospects before the draft, and for a while, many called them “Top 30,” assuming they were used on the top players on the board. Now, it is clear that it isn’t accurate and the more appropriate notation is “30 visit” or just “predraft visit.”
Teams are also allowed “local visits” for players from universities in their areas.
Since 2015, the Cleveland franchise has often used its first-round picks on players who came in for a predraft visit:
For current Browns GM Andrew Berry, DT Mason Graham and CB Greg Newsome II were brought in for visits before their drafts, but OT Jedrick Wills was not. Due to the Deshaun Watson trade, Cleveland did not have a first-rounder to use for three of Berry’s six drafts.
While we do not know all of the prospects brought into Berea, based on reporting, the Browns have brought the following in for predraft visits:
So far, that means we know of 13 of the 30 visits and only a couple of local visits.
What do you think about the Browns history with predraft visits and first round picks? Does anyone on the above list jump out to you as surprising? Did we miss any reporting on other visits?
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