When the Cleveland Browns acquired Za’Darius Smith in a trade this offseason, fans and media noted how important his double digits sacks in three of the last four seasons would be. Playing opposite Myles Garrett, Smith would allow Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, who was signed during free agency, to be a sub-package pass rusher.
Cleveland also spent resources at defensive tackle but only Dalvin Tomlinson is a proven commodity. Trysten Hill and Maurice Hurst have had injury history while rookie Siaki Ika was better as a nose tackle in the 3-4 in college.