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2021 NFL Draft: Cleveland Browns Pick Greg Newsome II at No. 26

With the 26th pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns selected cornerback Greg Newsome II from Northwestern.

The 6-foot and 192-pound Newsome was a first-team Big Ten selection and a third-team All-American in 2020 for the Wildcats, finishing the season allowing just a 31.6 percent completion rate to throws in his direction, according to clevelandbrowns.com.

Scouting Reports

When the Dawgs By Nature community compiled our 2021 Browns Big Board, Newsome was listed as the No. 13 overall player. Here is a scouting report from The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, who had Newsome as his third-ranked cornerback on his board and the No.