NFL Mock Draft: Week 16
By Brad Weiss
The 2016 NFL season is entering the final two weeks, and the Cleveland Browns are still searching for their first win. Here is our 2017 NFL Mock Draft entering Week 16.
The Cleveland Browns lost again in Week 15, running their record to 0-14, and they are still slated to draft first in the 2017 NFL Draft. Picks No. 21 through 32 reflect the playoff seeding if the season ended today, beginning with the lowest seeds.
Here is our latest mock draft with the draft order based on record, and using strength of schedule as a tiebreaker.
The Cleveland Browns fell to the Buffalo Bills this past weekend, as they played terrible on both sides of the ball. The winless Browns will now have two more chances to avoid an 0-16 season, which is a mark set by only one other team in NFL history. With the way they have been playing lately, it looks more and more likely that they will not win a game this season.
Picking No. 1 overall is a dubious honor, but sometimes it can be a franchise-changing event. This draft class is loaded with talented players, but no one who has the kind of potential as a Peyton Manning or Andrew Luck. The Browns should be able to bolster their roster during this draft, as they have a plethora of picks, and grabbing Myles Garrett at No. 1 would be a nice starting point.
Cleveland needs help on both sides of the ball, but adding Garrett to their defensive line would give them an immediate presence in the pass rush. He is an explosive player, who may be the most NFL-ready prospect in this draft. The Browns have to start somewhere, and building around guys like Garrett and defensive back Joe Haden is a good place to start on the defensive side of the ball.