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After an offseason the place a number of media members picked the Cleveland Browns to win the AFC North and contend for a world title, the group has sputtered to a 1-3 begin and sit in third place within the division.

Shockingly, the Browns have misplaced to franchises that, on paper, needs to be inferior in expertise such because the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders.

It doesn’t assist that there have been vital accidents to key gamers together with the offensive line.

If wholesome, Cleveland’s behemoths up entrance are probably the greatest within the enterprise.

Not having left sort out Jedrick Wills and proper sort out Jack Conklin have damage.

The Browns’ stunning lack of wholesome offensive linemen is maybe the explanation why Professional Soccer Focus (PFF) just lately picked the group to pick a sort out in subsequent yr’s draft.

Of their first official 2025 NFL mock draft of 2024, PFF has Cleveland taking College of Texas sort out Kelvin Banks Jr. on the quantity 5 spot within the first spherical.

Browns: OT Kelvin Banks Jr, Texas

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— PFF CLE Browns (@PFF_Browns) October 4, 2024

“Banks is a easy mover for his dimension and one of many highest-graded offensive tackles within the nation (83.2). His 90.2 pass-blocking grade is tied for the second-best mark within the nation via 5 weeks,” writes PFF.

Now in his third yr with the Longhorns, Banks (solely 20 years previous) is 6’4″, 320 kilos, and was a first-team All-Massive 12 member in 2023.

He has been a starter all three years and is anticipated to go away faculty early to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft.

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