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Browns are not selecting a running back in the first round

The 2017 NFL Draft is just 10 weeks away, which means that we are deep in mock draft territory.

While there is a growing consensus that the Cleveland Browns will (or at least should) select Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett with the No. 1 overall selection, there is considerable debate over who the Browns will take with their second selection in the first round, currently at No. 12.

The latest round of mock drafts from the national media have started to see a shift toward Cleveland using that selection on a running back, most notably either Florida State’s Dalvin Cook (Pro Football Focus and ESPN’s Mel Kiper) or LSU’s Leonard Fournette (Lance Zierlein at NFL.