Heading into the 2019 NFL Draft, there was little doubt that the safety position needed to be addressed. The Cleveland Browns have their starters with Damarious Randall and Morgan Burnett, but with Burnett being 30 years of age, they needed to add some youth to develop.
With their first pick, they added a corner which was the bigger need but back on the clock in the third round, it seemed like they should address the position — with Chauncey Gardner-Johnson being the guy most fans coveted.
Cleveland took linebacker Sione Takitaki instead, which made adding a safety in the fourth round seem like a must.