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Cleveland Browns 2017 NFL re-draft: Patrick Mahomes goes no. 1

By Sayre Bedinger

OAKLAND, CA - DECEMBER 02: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after a touchdown by Spencer Ware #32 against the Oakland Raiders during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on December 2, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - DECEMBER 02: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after a touchdown by Spencer Ware #32 against the Oakland Raiders during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on December 2, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 02: Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster #9 of the USC Trojans reacts in the first half while taking on the Penn State Nittany Lions during the 2017 Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 2, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 02: Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster #9 of the USC Trojans reacts in the first half while taking on the Penn State Nittany Lions during the 2017 Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 2, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /

Pick 1c: Juju Smith-Schuster, WR, USC

Original pick: David Njoku, TE, Miami

The Browns went with an offensive weapon with their third first-round pick, a pick they traded up to get. If we’re the only team with hindsight in this class, we can manipulate the board in the next round a little bit (you’ll see what I mean) so I’m going with JuJu Smith-Schuster here to be Patrick Mahomes’ top target in the passing game.

Smith-Schuster was slightly underwhelming at his Combine workout, but who really cares? The guy was awesome at USC and undeservedly fell to the second round, and near the bottom of it at that.

He helped make Antonio Brown expendable for the Pittsburgh Steelers with his 111 catches for 1,426 yards and seven touchdowns last season. He has 14 touchdowns in his first two years in the NFL and has two plays of 97 yards already under his belt.

I guess that 40-time didn’t matter so much.

Imagine Smith-Schuster as the centerpiece of a passing game with Patrick Mahomes at the QB…

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