While Carnell Tate has been heavily mocked to the Cleveland Browns, one analyst believes a different wide receiver should be in play at No. 6 overall.
Everyone has their opinion on what the Cleveland Browns should do with the No. 6 overall pick this week.
Some of the more popular options seem to include trading back, selecting Ohio State wideout Carnell Tate, or even one of the top tackles in the class, like Georgia's Monroe Freeling or Utah's Spencer Fano.
But one draft analyst has a different idea for the Browns when they're on the clock for their first pick on Thursday night.
Connor Rogers of NBC Sports and the NFL Stock Exchange Show made an appearance on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland over the weekend and noted that while Tate seems like the "feel good" pick at the moment, he'd actually select a different wide receiver at No. 6 overall.
"If they get their doctors to sign off on the medicals of Jordyn Tyson, that would be my move," Rodgers asserted. "I just think he has the highest ceiling. He's the best separator. His hang-time. He's the guy in this draft at WR who has the best chance to be a true No. 1."
Rogers evaluation of Tyson is accurate, and depending on who you ask, he's certainly not alone in thinking the Arizona State product is the top receiver in the class. However, his lengthy injury history has left his value fluctuating throughout the pre-draft process, boosting Tate's status as a consensus top 10 pick.
The 21-year-old suffered a torn ACL, MCL, and PCL in 2022, after playing in nine games at Colorado. He transferred to ASU that offseason, but played in only three games and didn't catch a single pass after returning from the ailment.
In 2024, he suffered a broken collarbone and missed the final two games of the season, after catching 75 passes for 1,101 yards and 10 TDs.
Then, this past year, Tyson was hindered by nagging hamstring injuries in both legs, which limited him to just nine games. He still managed to catch 61 passes for 771 yards in the process.
Those hamstring issues lingered into the offseason as well and prevented him from participating in drills at the NFL Combine and his Pro Day. In lieu of that, he held a workout for teams this past week to help give a clearer picture of his health ahead of next week's draft.
The Browns were reportedly in attendance for the showcase, but whether or not they'd actually pull the trigger on Tyson at six, as Rogers suggested, remains to be seen. Drafting Tate or Tyson would go a long way in addressing Cleveland's most glaring need.
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