The latest mock draft from Touchdown Wire and analyst Doug Farrar is another checking the obvious box for the Cleveland Browns at the No. 10 overall pick. Cleveland desperately needs offensive tackle help, and everyone knows it.
Farrar fills the hole with Georgia’s Andrew Thomas. The big left tackle is coming off a mixed bag of a season, but he’s got elite size and played fantastically in 2017-2018.
What they don’t have is a backside protector for Baker Mayfield, and a run-cruncher who can help Nick Chubb, the NFL’s most underrated running back, do even more spectacular things. Thomas is technically sound, with the ability to play either left or right tackle and the kind of demeanor that makes edge defenders nervous when they’re trying to tackle running backs.
Bolstering the run blocking would definitely help Chubb, Thomas’ former teammate with the Bulldogs. He’s not the best scheme fit for Kevin Stefanski’s zone-oriented blocking system, however.
