The 2023 NFL draft is now less than two weeks away, and the Cleveland Browns still have a few holes to fill on the defensive side of the football. One of those holes is at the defensive end position. While the Browns boast perhaps the best defensive end in the league in Myles Garrett and just signed Ogbo Okoronkwo in free agency, behind them are just two second-year players in Alex Wright and Isaiah Thomas.
Thanks to ClevAnalytics, the list of edge rushers who check every box for the Browns that are realistic targets has been cut to five. Here, we take a look at these five pass rushers to see if the tape matches their athletic testing and production profiles.
I will be using analysis from my draft guide on each player as the form of film evaluation.
