Myles Garrett has been projected to be the No. 1 overall pick throughout the entire draft process and the Cleveland Browns have made those projections come true. Cleveland has selected Garrett with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Last season with the Texas A&M Aggies, Garrett ended up compiling 33 tackles, 8.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles. Throughout his three-year career with the Aggies, Garrett showed his pass rushing ability with 31 total sacks. Those numbers show exactly what Garrett will be bringing to the Browns’ defense.
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Lance Zierlein of NFL.com broke down Garrett’s bottom line and it shows a lot of potential for the future.
“Elite edge rusher who possesses rare explosiveness and the fluid-movement skills and agility of an NBA shooting guard. Good size, but he’s never likely going to be a hold-your-ground run defender, and might be best suited as an outside linebacker. However, his ability to explode into the backfield through a gap or around the edge gives him disruptive potential on every snap. Garrett still needs to fine-tune his pass-rush strategy and could stand to give more consistent effort from the start of the snap until the whistle. But his pass-rush production and athletic traits point toward an all-pro career.”
There have been some concerns about Garrett’s effort, but that was not enough to make the Browns shy away from him. Garrett will be asked to be the cornerstone of the Cleveland defense and it will be interesting to see how he responds.
Do you think the Cleveland Browns made the right decision to draft Myles Garrett? If not, who do you think they should have drafted?
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