Who Browns' rookie safety models his game after
Cleveland's new safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren models his game after several current NFL stars.
At pick 39, the Cleveland Browns had a decision to make. They could double down at the wide receiver position by selecting Denzel Boston , or they could draft the heir apparent to Grant Delpit in their secondary with Emmanuel McNeil-Warren. They submitted the ticket for Boston and in doing so, they waved their chance at McNeil-Warren goodbye, or so they thought.
Pick 40 submitted. Cleveland celebrated as they addressed their biggest need, and that was the wide receiver position; the clock didn't stop ticking. The Browns were up again at pick 70, so they were not even thinking McNeil-Warren.
Pick 48 submitted. The wheels started to turn that Cleveland could use some of their new draft capital to get aggressive, but there was no way that EMW would stay on the board. Pick 52 submitted.
Cleveland started making phone calls, and they found a potential partner with the San Francisco 49ers, who were at pick 58. Pick 57 submitted, McNeil-Warren still on the board. Cleveland submitted the trade, and they were up to take the third-best safety in the entire draft, a guy who had a first-round grade from just about everyone who created a mock draft.