Tyrod Taylor

The transition from former Executive Vice President of Football Operations Sashi Brown to General Manager John Dorsey signaled the end of the analytics era in Cleveland to most.

The NFL Draft is composed of football players, not number crunchers. There seems to be this underlying belief that the Cleveland Browns have been selecting from a pool of non-athletes (although their success rate, or lack thereof, would seem to support that belief). Despite the changes at the top, analytics have supported what the 'football guys' have done this off-season.

The addition of quarterback Tyrod Taylor was supported by Pro Football Focus. By their metrics, he has been a top-15 quarterback each of the past three seasons. He has been undervalued across the league despite leading the Buffalo Bills to the playoffs sans playmakers last season. During the season, he was benched for rookie quarterback Nathan Peterman, who then threw five interceptions in one half of football. His 83.0 grade was good for No. 14 among all quarterbacks last season.

Wide receiver Jarvis Landry was also a welcomed addition because of his consistent production. He may not possess some of the elite characteristics of an Antonio Brown or Julio Jones but he does his job well. He had an 82.0 grade on Pro Football Focus.

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Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was Pro Football Focus' top rated quarterback despite most of the media pushing USC quarterback Sam Darnold. He had a 94.8 grade on a scale to 100.

"Mayfield enters the Browns organization with three of the highest six seasons we’ve ever graded at the FBS level, including the two best. Any way the numbers were sliced (and we have a lot of numbers to slice), Mayfield was solely at the top, or among the top two or three. He had the highest passer rating when kept clean from pressure and when pressured among all FBS quarterbacks last season and fielded impressive numbers to every level of the field," the website said.

Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward was also highly regarded with a 91.4 grade.

Nevada offensive lineman Austin Corbett, Georgia running back Nick Chubb, Miami defensive end Chad Thomas, Memphis inside linebacker Genard Avery, Florida wide receiver Antonio Callaway and Louisiana-Lafayette cornerback Simeon Thomas were also highly regarded by the outlet.

It is possible that analytics played zero role in the decisions made but, if nothing else, it is proof that consulting analytics and choosing quality football players is not mutually exclusive.