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Njoku goes 29th to Browns, becomes fifth UM tight end drafted in first round

When Al Golden recruited David Njoku to the University of Miami in 2014 the Cedar Grove, N.J. native was known more for his world class high jumping skills and freakish athletic gifts than his hands.

Miami's former head coach was so confused as to what to do with Njoku he moved him from receiver over to linebacker a little more than a week into fall practice in August 2014.

“David is kind of a hybrid for us,” Golden said 14 months before he was fired. “He’s 230 pounds. So is he a Big X because he runs well and has explosiveness?