BEREA — The Browns have their offensive lineman. They have their extra picks.
Now it’s time for them to maybe focus on wide receiver.
After trading back from No. 6 to No. 9 overall in the first round with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Browns selected Utah offensive tackle Spencer Fano. Fano, who played mostly right tackle but can play on the left side, answers one of the two biggest questions coming into the draft.
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The Browns also picked up a second third-round pick and a third fifth-round pick from the Chiefs in the deal. But they still have a pick at No. 24 in the first round.
So what to do there? The easiest answer is to go with whichever the top wide receiver remains when they get on the clock.
Through the first 10 picks, the only wide receivers to come off the board were Ohio State’s Carnell Tate (No. 4 to the Tennessee Titans) and Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson (No. 8 to the New Orleans Saints). So could that mean someone like Indiana’s Omar Cooper Jr., Washington’s Denzel Boston or Texas A&M’s KC Concepcion?
There’s also the possibility of doing something on defense. Toledo safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren has been linked often with the Browns, who were at his pro day last month.
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This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: How does Browns drafting Spencer Fano at pick 9 impact next pick at 24?
Reporting by Chris Easterling, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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