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Rookie Reflection: Larry Ogunjobi competing for role on Browns DL

Over the next two weeks, we’re breaking down the Browns’ 2017 NFL Draft class — from Myles Garrett to Matthew Dayes — and how they might contribute next fall.

Of all the Browns’ rookies, Larry Ogunjobi might have the most interesting backstory.

The son of Nigerian parents who settled into Greensboro, North Carolina, Ogunjobi likes to recount how he went from a self-described couch potato to the first player ever drafted from UNC Charlotte.

Now, he's part of a young but promising Cleveland defense trying to turn things around head coach Hue Jackson and new coordinator Gregg Williams.