The Cleveland Browns don't have a first-round draft pick after trading it away to get Odell Beckham Jr, but the team is still doing its due diligence on the top players in the draft. On Wednesday the team brought in Mississippi State defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons who is ranked as one of the top players in this class.
Talent wise Simmons is a top-five pick but there are a couple of things that could make his draft stock slip. During a February workout, Simmons tore his ACL which could cause his draft stock to slip.
During his senior year of high school, he was also accused of hitting a woman and he ended up pleading no contest in the case.
Browns general manager John Dorsey said before that it's important he gets a chance to talk some of the people around Simmons to just find out what type of individual he is off the field.
“I think from your standpoint, what you should do is you should talk to the coaches and the support system at Starkville, Mississippi State, and just see what kind of man that guy really is,” Dorsey said, via Ohio.com.
If Simmons does fall until the second round and all of his off the field issues check out, this would be a very good get in the second round.
It's still a question how far he would fall but if the Browns like what they see they could also try to trade back into the first round to get him.
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