Cleveland Browns free agency 2019: Top 5 targets

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 28: Seattle Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright (50) waits for the play during a regular season game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Detroit Lions on October 28, 2018 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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GLENDALE, AZ – OCTOBER 28: Arizona Cardinals defensive end Benson Mayowa (91) holds his stance at the line of scrimmage in game action during an NFL game between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers on October 28, 2018 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

3. Benson Mayowa, defensive end

Pass rushers in the NFL are a lot like birthday cake: you can never have too much of it (I really hope my personal trainer isn’t reading this).

While Myles Garrett continues to solidify his selection as the number one overall pick of 2017, the Browns could still use help in getting to the quarterback. Thankfully, with a draft class that is loaded with talented edge prospects and many enticing options (albeit expensive) on the free agent market, the team could bolster their pass rush significantly heading into 2019.

The building blocks are certainly there, but as mentioned before with the potential fit of Christian Covington, work could always be done to add more depth. Benson Mayowa has bounced around the league since entering it as an undrafted free agent back in 2013 but has managed to be productive wherever he’s ended up.

Luckily for the Browns, new defensive coordinator and former Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks could have an inside track at recruiting Mayowa to join him in Cleveland, which could represent a much better option than paying a steep price for some of the other edge talents on the market.

He totaled four sacks while playing in just under 50 percent of the Cardinals’ snaps last season, so utilizing him in a similar, rotational role in Cleveland could help to take some of the pass rush pressure off Garrett and Emmanuel Ogbah in 2019.

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