While tight end might not be the highest position of need, the Browns rely on the approach of long-term roster investment and finding the most impactful skillsets. They could add a young player who can provide depth and can develop in the Browns’ system under new pass game specialist/tight ends coach Tommy Rees.
There are a handful of tight ends projected by draft experts to be in the later rounds of the draft that could fit that mindset. Ja’Tavion Sanders from Texas could be a potential developmental tight end for Cleveland if he’s still on the board. At 6-foot-4, 245 pounds, he’s a strong pass catcher. He caught 99 passes for 1,295 yards and seven touchdowns in his three seasons at Texas, including 682 yards and two receiving touchdowns in 2023.
Other potential prospects are Theo Johnson from Penn State and Jaheim Bell from Florida State. Johnson is a quality blocker and solid route runner who the Browns could develop over time. In his four seasons at Penn State, Johnson tallied 77 catches for 938 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Bell spent his first three seasons at South Carolina, where he caught 56 passes for 757 yards and seven receiving touchdowns, as well as 80 carries for 301 yards and three rushing touchdowns. He transferred to Florida State for his senior season and finished the year with 39 receptions for 503 yards and two receiving touchdowns, as well as four carries for two yards and a rushing touchdown. Bell has an explosive first step and can create separation with his quickness, as well as yards after the catch.
Two other names that NFL Network’s Cynthia Frelund highlighted recently on an episode of Draft on Tap as two potential fits in Cleveland were former Michigan tight end AJ Barner and Kansas State’s Ben Sinnott.
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