Cleveland Browns Select Mitchell Schwartz, OT, California

With the 37th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns have selected Mitchell Schwartz, OT, California

Here is our report on Schwartz:

CAL CAREER (Career Stats): Started all 51 games possible during his Cal career from 2008-11 at either left tackle (35) or right tackle (16) after redshirting the 2007 season in his first campaign with the program … earned first-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Academic in his final season in 2011 … also named second-team All-Pac-10 as a junior and was an honorable mention choice in his sophomore campaign … named honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic (2008-10) and earned the Brick Muller Award as Cal’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman (2009-11) for three seasons each.

2011 (Game-By-Game Stats): Earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors after starting all 13 games at left tackle, marking the fourth consecutive season of starting every one of the team’s contests … anchored an offensive line that blocked for first-year starting tailback Isi Sofele, who posted the sixth-biggest rushing season in school history with 1,322 rushing yards … added first-team All-Pac-12 selections from the ESPN Pac-12 Blog and Phil Steele, and was a second-team pick of College Sports Madness and Yahoo! Sports … picked up the team’s Brick Muller Award as Cal’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman for the third straight campaign … was also a Cort Majors Captains Award on offense … a second-team midseason All-Pac-12 selection of Phil Steele … named a third-team preseason All-American by GoDaddy.com and Sporting News … a candidate for national honors who was on watch lists for the Outland Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award … named by Phil Steele as the nation’s No. 24 draft-eligible tackle prior to the campaign … a first-team All-Pac-10 preseason choice of Athlon, Steele and Sporting News, while Lindy’s had him as one of Cal’s “Players to Watch” and a second-team preseason All-Pac-10 selection.

Pre-season NFL Mocks report:

Second Team All Pac 10 selection last year and a third team All-American this pre-season by GoDaddy.com, Schwartz is a massive offensive tackle prospect with solid upside as either a tackle or possibly guard at the next level. In his Cal career as a whole, he has been a very durable lineman playing both right and left tackle, and showing off some skill in the classroom as well being named Honorable mention Pac 10 All-Academic in the last three years. Smart kid who is a mauler at his position, he should have a future in the NFL either as a right tackle or guard. Named Cal’s most valuable lineman the last two seasons.

Pick Grade: C-

Schwartz is not a great athlete but he fills a need and they passed on way better players at this position to get Schwartz. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder type of pick. Not a huge fan of him over Cordy Glenn or Jonathan Martin.

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