In his first mock draft over at brother site Touchdown Wire, analyst Doug Farrar presents the Cleveland Browns with a big gift for the middle of the defensive line.
Clemson defensive tackle Christian Wilkins is the projection for the Browns at No. 17 overall.
The pick makes a lot of sense, given the lack of a true run stuffer in the middle of the line. Wilkins also is a proven commodity in big games and does have some ability to generate a pass rush, too.
what they need as a team on the rise is the addition of a dominant interior defender to max out all that talent. Wilkins could turn this defensive line from very good to great both as a pass-rusher and a run-stopper—he regularly takes up double teams because he tends to vaporize single blockers, and he still amassed 40 total pressures on just 286 passing snaps.
Wilkins and the rest of the defensive linemen will work out at the NFL Scouting Combine next Sunday.
