MMQB All-Time NFL Draft: 24 Browns Selected

This week, Peter King unveiled a project that had been two years in the making - a draft of all players who have ever played in the NFL, AFL or All-America Football Conference. He enlisted twelve highly revered football minds to participate in the event and set the following parameters for team composition:

• 11 Offensive players
• 11 Defensive players
• 1 Kicker
• 1 Punter
• 1 Wild-card Player
• 1 Coach

Draft order was random, and drawn from a hat. The participating general managers are, as shown on the MMQB Website:

• Ernie Accorsi, former GM of the Colts, Browns and Giants.

• Gil Brandt, father of modern football scouting. Has worked in NFL for the past 58 years.

• Joel Bussert, for 40 years the NFL’s vice president of player personnel.

• Dan Fouts, Hall of Fame quarterback, current Pro Football Hall of Fame voter.

• Rick Gosselin, longtime pro football columnist, and king of the mock draft.

• Joe Horrigan, Pro Football Hall of Fame executive vice president and chief archivist.

• Peter King, 33-year pro football writer, editor-in-chief of The MMQB and Hall of Fame voter.

• Bob McGinn, who just finished a 38-year run covering the Green Bay Packers.

• Bill Polian, six-time Executive of the Year and a Pro Football Hall of Fame GM.

• John Turney, editor of Pro Football Journal and respected football historian.

• Ron Wolf, architect of three NFL playoff teams, and Pro Football Hall of Fame GM.

• John Wooten, 10-year NFL guard, 23-year NFL scout, head of The Fritz Pollard Alliance.

The draft had several interesting twists and turns, including P Ray Guy being selected at #4 overall by Dan Fouts. Several Cleveland Browns were selected, including two (QB Otto Graham & RB Jim Brown) in the first round.

A complete summary of Browns players selected:

Joe Thomas was the third active player selected. Overall, the 24 players or coaches who were at one point Browns were drafted.