With the first two picks of the draft a foregone conclusion--Andrew Luck to Indianapolis and Robert Griffith III to Washington--the next player expected to be picked is tackle Matt Kalil out of USC. Most think that Minnesota will take him at #3, but reports have leaked recently that the Vikings also like WR Justin Blackmon and CB Morris Claiborne and could go with one of those with their pick. Those rumors have led the Browns to give Kalil a private workout just in case he is available.
Reasons Browns will draft him: He's pretty close to a sure thing, and the Browns have a need at right tackle. Kalil has been described as Joe Thomas with a little more of a nastiness to him. With Joe Thomas on the left and Kalil on the right, the offensive line would be hugely upgraded. If he is here, he will be hard to pass up.
Reasons Browns won't draft him: He probably won't be here with most believing he is still Minnesota's top pick. The Browns are set at left tackle, and teams usually don't draft a right tackle this high. Kalil's agent's might demand left tackle money, since that's where most teams project him. While right tackle is a need, the Browns have bigger ones that they can fill with the #4 pick while addressing right tackle later in the draft.
Likelihood the Browns take him: Medium. He's pretty close to a sure thing, but Browns have bigger needs.
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