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With the 88th selection in 2020 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns select Jordan Elliott, a defensive tackle from Missouri. After an eventful third round that featured yet another trade, Cleveland pulled the trigger on another high upside steal in Elliott. Providing depth to the interior of the defensive line was a top priority and they nailed it here.
Jordan Elliott: 91.4 PFF pass-rush grade since 2017
1st among NFL Draft DTs pic.twitter.com/cK6RR1uwxz
— PFF Draft (@PFF_College) April 25, 2020
Strengths: Elliott checks a crazy amount of boxes with the ideal size at 6-4 and 320 pounds and knows how to utilize that size with his physical style of play. Elliott not only has the ideal size, but the weight is well distributed making him a better athlete than most players his size. He upper echelon quickness to penetrate open gaps and explode off the line of scrimmage.
Jordan Elliott was the highest player left on the consensus board at #64. 60th on my board. Really good pick for the Browns there
— Jon Ledyard (@LedyardNFLDraft) April 25, 2020
Weaknesses: Despite having all of these extremely intriguing first-round caliber tools, Elliott is wildly inconsistent. He also fails to shed blocks like many of the other defensive tackles in this class and this may be due to his lack of ideal length. Elliott needs to refine his technique to be a starter in the NFL.
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