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Hmm

I like him....had him as my #2 TE behind Trautman from Dayton.

By Lance Zierlein
NFL Analyst
Draft Projection
Round 3
NFL Comparison
George Kittle
Overview
Bryant's plus athletic traits, high football IQ and toughness as a blocker make him one of the most talented, well-rounded tight ends in this draft. He's a little light to be considered for full-time work as a "Y" tight end, but his technique and tenacity should not be discounted in his ability to help the running game. He's instinctive in space with speed and separation talent to work all three levels and gives offensive coordinators the freedom to line him up all over the field. Bryant could become an early starter and has the talent to be a high volume pass-catching target as a move tight end.

Strengths
Basketball fluidity in movement around the field
Offers second and third level pass-catching option
Held his own against cornerbacks when split out wide
Bursts into routes side-stepping traffic and staying on schedule
Alters route tempo and with good burst into turns to uncover
Highly instinctive in space and quality improvisor when play breaks down Tenacious but technically savvy as run and pass blocker
Strikes firmly with inside hands and works to stay centered and engaged
Shows ability to secure catch through contact
More than held his own against Ohio State

Weaknesses
Needs a little better knee bend to improve leverage
Will get a little upright into his breaks
Just average in making body adjustments to catch off-target throws
Needs to eliminate some drift and tighten up route turns
Occasional peeks inside will cause a focus drop
Short-area shake is just average after the catch
Still room for improvement with body positioning as red zone target

Browns select Harrison Bryant, Tight End Florida Atlantic, with the 115th overall, which in 1988 would have been the 3rd pick of the 5th round.

A FOURTH ROUNDER! There ya go: 115 Overall.

Conf Usa, was mentioned, Unamious all amercian AP, was mentioned, 1000+ rec yeards was mentioned. on the broadcast.

John Mackey award winner top te, Eyeball test, Blonde, Blue eye.

A comparison to Kittle ... lol wow

Good blocker and can catch. nice move

I guess if he turned out as good as Kittle, he'd be OK.

Seems like a high upside guy.

Dane Brugler had a 3rd round grade on him and his 3rd highest rated TE.

Jake Burns
@jake_burns18
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1m
Very much agree. Some nice hybrid TE/WR slot stuff can happen there for them.

Whichever Team has the best tight end play, will win the AFC North for about the 30th year in a row, I predict.

FAU used him all over. I can see him at h-back/FB on outside zone plays. Blocked OSU's LBs pretty well and didn't look out of place. Well rounded. Inline, big slot, gives us some versatility in formations without changing personnel.

I like him

The “if Njoku sucks” pick.

Sweet!

True, I just hope he doesn't we need all 3 ..

Portrait doesn't look like a football player.

Njoku does suck.

Looks like Tarzan plays like Jane

A little premature don't ya think?

after 4 years - no.

Three. And one in Kitchens’ dog house.

j/c...

From PFF's draft guide...

I’d say it does mean something for Carlson .. and perhaps the FB we got from Denver

Jake Trotter
@Jake_Trotter
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13m
Kevin Stefanski used multiple TEs 57% of the time last year, tops in the NFL. There will be plenty of playing time for all three TEs (Hooper, Njoku, Bryant) in Cleveland next season.

Good point ...

Is this our version of SF’s Jurko or is this the end of the road for Njoku ....

This could turn out to be one hell of a pick depending on how they plan to use dude ...

LETS GOOOOOOooooooooooo

Just heard Stefanski on CBD's Draft Show say that he might run some 3 TE offensive sets (13 formation?).

Thinking about our personnel ... 2 great WRs, 2 great RBs, 3 capable (hopefully) TEs, a Swiss Army knife FB, two good OTs ... there’s so much we can do now

There's nothing we CAN'T do or match up with.

A TE that can block AND catch?? I may be faint, lol!
Pay attention, Njoku!

My hope is they look to get this guy into an NFL weight room, beef him up and work on his blocking technique to make him that all-around TE we still seem to be missing.

Haha yeah a TE that is a dual threat has been a missing piece for a while

That may be wishful thinking.
"Zero in line blocking skills, college DE's threw him into the backfield,"
sounds like a harsh thing to read, and may be un fixable.

That is on that graph "cons" from earlier in this thread, small print kind of hard to read.

Bump^ 78.9% blocking grade.

He's a good drive blocker but he needs to work on his pass blocking.

The guy was a tackle, I think he knows how to block. He also played DT.

He's terrible, Mackey Award winner....stinks.....GO Browns!!!