BEREA, Ohio _ John Dorsey got greedy for Greedy.
The general manager of the Browns traded up three spots in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday night, moving from No. 49 overall to No. 46 to pick Louisiana State cornerback Greedy Williams.
The Browns surrendered the No. 49 overall choice and a fifth-round pick (No. 144 overall) to the Indianapolis Colts to move up three spots.
Williams became the seventh cornerback to be drafted. Georgia's Deandre Baker was the only picked in the first round (No. 30 overall, New York Giants), followed in the second round by Washington's Byron Murphy (No. 33, Arizona Cardinals), Temple's Rock Ya-Sin (No. 34, Indianapolis Colts), Central Michigan's Sean Bunting (No. 39, Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Clemson's Trayvon Mullen (No. 40, Oakland Raiders) and Vanderbilt's Joejuan Williams (No. 45, New England Patriots).
The Browns are scheduled to pick again Friday in the third round (No. 80).
Although the Browns didn't trade back into the first round Thursday night, Dorsey revealed he attempted to do so. Dorsey explained there were three players he identified as trade-up targets, but he declined to name them. He said all three of them were picked in the opening round.
Considering the strong interest Mississippi State defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons received from the Browns in the buildup to the draft, he was likely one of Dorsey's targets. The Tennessee Titans chose Simmons 19th overall.
The Browns didn't make a pick in the first round for the first time since 2008.
They had the 17th overall selection but sent it to the New York Giants last month in a blockbuster trade for superstar wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The Giants used the 17th pick on Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence.
Dorsey is just fine with how it worked out.
"I'm very happy to have Odell Beckham as the 17th pick in the 2019 draft," Dorsey quipped.
The third and final day of the draft will begin at noon Saturday. The Browns have six picks in the fourth through seventh rounds.
