The Cleveland Browns will be looking to upgrade their defense come the 2016 NFL Draft and, as part of that effort, will reportedly meet with linebacker Jatavis Brown from the University of Akron.
The 5-foot-11, 222-pound Brown was the 2015 MAC Defensive Player of the Year after finishing with 116 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and four forced fumbles. He was also a three-time first team All-MAC selection. His size is not ideal to play linebacker at the NFL level – he would easily be the smallest linebacker if added to the Browns’ current group of linebackers – but his 4.