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Joseph Ossai would be such a disappointing pick at 26.
Ossai could very well be a BPA on the defensive line, in which case I would have enough faith in this front office to watch how it all goes down. The lack of college production in the Big 12 is clearly the drawback. We tend to expect video game numbers from that conference.
Ossai is a high-ceiling Swiss Army knife. He is comfortable with his hands in the grass and setting the edge, and also drops into zone coverage at times. He has a solid hands game in the trenches. There are a lot of Big 12 players who wouldn't meet those criteria.
The big point here is that Vernon will not be back, and the Browns defense looked it's best when Vernon was healthy. A starting edge on a rookie scale would also save the team about ten million a season in the next few years.