Rookie defensive tackles John Hughes (right) and Billy Winn (middle) each had productive seasons for the orange and brown. (photo courtesy of baltimoresun.com)

DraftBrowns.com Editor: Brendan Leister

Going into the 2012 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns had a huge need at the defensive tackle position.  Although Phil Taylor and Ahtyba Rubin were penciled in as the starters, the team knew they had to add depth at the position so they could create a rotation.  In 2011, Rubin and Taylor played the second and 16^th most snaps respectively amongst all NFL defensive tackles.  This high number of snaps played by Rubin and Taylor negatively attributed to the Browns’ run defense as they finished the season 30^th against the run.  There just wasn’t the depth at defensive tackle to give Rubin and Taylor sufficient time off the field. (more…)