BEREA: The Browns used the NFL Draft to invest in a quarterback from Ohio after all.
The franchise turned to Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer with the hope the Toledo native will become its quarterback of the future, selecting him in the second round (No. 52 overall) on Friday night.
“He has the measurables,” Browns coach Hue Jackson said. “He’s a big, physical quarterback who can make all the throws that I think anybody needs to make in the National Football League. He’s intelligent. So he has the characteristics that we’re looking for.”
Kizer became the fourth quarterback drafted this year a day after three were picked in the first round, including Mentor native Mitchell Trubisky, Jackson’s presumed favorite in this quarterback class.