Browns make pick, trade to start final day of NFL draft

By foxsports
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BEREA, Ohio (AP) The Browns began Day 3 of the NFL draft by making a pick and a trade - of course.

With their first selection in the fourth round, Cleveland selected outside linebacker Joe Schobert, who blossomed from a walk-on to starter and captain at Wisconsin and will likely play special teams as a rookie.

And sticking to a pattern that started before the draft, the Browns made their fourth deal, sending the No. 100 overall pick to the Oakland Raiders for a later selection in the fourth round and one in the fifth.

They then used pick No. 114 to snag Auburn wide receiver Ricardo Louis, a speed burner who had 46 receptions for 716 yards and three touchdowns. Louis is the second receiver chosen by the Browns, who took Baylor's Corey Coleman in the first round after twice trading down.

The 6-foot-2, 236-pound Schobert made 28 starts at Wisconsin, where he finished with 13.5 sacks and 172 career tackles. The Browns have told him they may move him around in their 3-4 scheme.

The Browns can only hope this `Joe' is as good as another one they took from Wisconsin. Schobert is looking forward to meeting Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas.

''I've never talked to him, but obviously, growing up in Wisconsin, I was a big fan,'' he said. ''Hopefully, when I get there, I will be able to ask him a couple of questions about how he made his career so successful.''

Schobert was fairly confident he would be picked Saturday, but that didn't ease his anxiety as he waited for his phone to ring.

''I watched the draft the first day not really expecting anything, obviously, and then yesterday not really expecting too much but maybe at the end,'' he said. ''It's probably been a little, I wouldn't say disappointing because I was even more hopeful yesterday and I was more expecting to get picked today, but once I got the call right away today, it was finally I know where I'm going and I'll be able to go there and do what I do best. That's play football.''

Not lacking in confidence, the 6-foot-2, 215-pound Louis believes teams will regret not taking him.

''I'm one of the best receivers in the draft and my goal is to prove it,'' he said.

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