Browns bolster OL with Dawand Jones in 4th round
The Cleveland Browns selected Ohio State offensive tackle Dawand Jones in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, 111th overall.
Jones fell in the draft after his medicals left him downgraded by some teams, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
He measured in at slightly over 6-foot-8 and 374 pounds at the NFL combine.
He likely projects to be a right tackle for the Browns with Jack Conklin occupying the starting spot. Jedrick Wills Jr. owns the starting left tackle position.
Pre-draft profile
Football players, and human beings in general, don't get much more imposing than Jones. The Ohio State product is in the 97th or 98th percentile for height, weight, arm length, and hand size among offensive tackles. His game is exactly what you'd expect from a player of that stature. College defenders had no shot when trying to beat him with power, and there's a good chance NFL pass-rushers won't have any success there either. Jones needs to be in the right situation to succeed consistently at the next level, as - understandably - he doesn't have the movement skills required to match up with finesse rushers in vertical pass sets. If a team can limit situations that put him on an island against speed, though, Jones can be a dominant force as a Day 1 starter at right tackle.