The process was thorough and the decision was unanimous.
That’s how Browns general manager John Dorsey and coach Hue Jackson described it as they discussed Cleveland’s selection of Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield with the No. 1 pick.
“Everybody’s draft board is set up differently, and when I recite to you all the best available players in this draft, for the Cleveland Browns organization this was the best available player,” Dorsey said. “I think that what he brings to this organization, I couldn’t be more excited to have him. Those other guys are really good quarterbacks, too. But I just felt that this was the best fit for this organization moving forward.