Browns No. 1 pick Myles Garrett had the top SPARQ score among defensive ends eligible for the 2017 NFL Draft according to 3SigmaAthlete.com.

Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com

The SPARQ data that might have informed the Browns' picks

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns made 10 choices in the 2017 NFL Draft, starting with Myles Garrett and ending with Matthew Dayes.

Through two drafts, one of the components that has become apparent with the team’s drafting philosophy is their value on very athletic players. One tool they may be utilizing is the athletic metric referred to as SPARQ.

Read more about SPARQ and what it meant in the 2016 draft.

Here is a look at how the Browns’ 10 draft picks fare in their SPARQ scores based on the percentile of athletes at their respective positions from 0 to 100.

They are sorted in tiers from elite (90th-or-higher percentile at its respective position) to the lowest level (25th-or-lower). 50th percentile is considered average among NFL players.

All scores and other metrics are courtesy of 3SigmaAthlete.com.

By Tim Bielik, cleveland.com

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Elite prospects (90th percentile and up)

DE Myles Garrett (98.7): It's no surprise that Garrett was one of the most athletic prospects in the draft regardless of position after what he did at the NFL Combine. He had the top SPARQ score among edge rushers, with Bengals draft pick Jordan Willis second (97.5). Garrett's size and 4.64 40-yard dash time helped make his SPARQ score extremely high.

TE David Njoku (96.9): The Browns drafted the top SPARQ TE last year in Seth DeValve. Njoku is second to George Kittle, but his score is greater than DeValve's (95.6). Njoku's 40-inch vertical and great short-shuttle time helped put him second-best in a very athletic TE class.

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Very athletic prospects (70-89.9)

S Jabrill Peppers (89.1): He was the second of three first-round picks the Browns made on Thursday. But he was No. 3 among safeties who attended the NFL Combine, trailing just UConn's Obi Melifonwu and Utah's Marcus Williams. He combined a great short shuttle with a fast 4.46 40, showing great speed and agility for a safety.

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Average to above average prospects (50-69.9)

DT Larry Ogunjobi (60.5): Interior defensive linemen aren't expected to be extremely athletic players. But among DTs, Ogunjobi is above average, which is good for a 305-pound lineman. Any defensive tackle who runs a 40 in less than five seconds has good athletic ability.

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Average to below average prospects (25-49.9)

CB Howard Wilson (44.8): This year's class of corners was extremely athletic. Wilson was No. 38 among draft eligible corners, which isn't bad considering it was a deep class. But only Kevin King of Washington (99.2 percentile) had a better short shuttle time than Wilson, and he also had a good 3-cone time.

QB DeShone Kizer (26.3): SPARQ means much less to quarterbacks than it does for any position on the field outside of the kickers and punters. Kizer is more of a pocket passer at 6-foot-4, 233 pounds. But his 4.83 40 shows he does have some decent mobility for his size.

OT Roderick Johnson (25.1): This year's crop of offensive linemen wasn't very strong and no one had a SPARQ score in the 90th percentile. Despite being No. 84 among draft eliglble OL, Johnson did run a 40 in 4.9 seconds. That's usually a sign of a solid athlete at the position.

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Below average prospects (24.9 or less)

DT Caleb Brantley (14.9): Legal issues aside, Brantley did not test well in the workouts, scoring 61st among draft-eligible prospects. His 1.77 10-yard split is still good and he had a good short shuttle time. Again, most defensive tackles don't need to be extremely athletic to be successful.

RB Matthew Dayes (0.7): The second-to-last pick of the draft did not test well and had the second-lowest score among RBs invited to the NFL Combine. His 40 time of 4.66 is not good for a back who weighs just less than 210 pounds. That's not to say Dayes can't find a role in the NFL. But it's hard for backs without a lot of athleticism to make it for a long time.

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K Zane Gonzalez: Kicker listings aren't available and aren't applicable to Gonzalez, who won the Lou Groza Award in 2016.