Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry speaks during a news conference at the NFL football team's training facility, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in Berea, Ohio. Berry returned to the team after a one-year stint in the Philadelphia Eagles' front office. Berry was the Browns' vice president of player personnel from 2016-18. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Cleveland Browns Age & RAS Guardrails 2024 Draft Board – 25th March
Here is the updated Cleveland Browns’ Age Guardrails Draft Board for the 2024 NFL Draft. This allows you to see who the most likely draft picks are for Andrew Berry based on what he has done in the past.
Since the combine has passed and we now have athletic testing data, it is time to reset the Cleveland Browns board for the upcoming NFL draft. So, while we might not know exactly who Andrew Berry might select, he has given us plenty of information over the last four years to know some likely targets.
So far we have collected many players’ ages and will keep checking for more each month. Some of the websites I have to rely on aren’t always the most credible, like Wikipedia, so if you see a player’s age missing and can find it or one that is wrong, please send them to me with the source, and I will update it for the next version of the board.
What Are The Guardrails?
The guardrails examine how Andrew Berry has operated in the past and then project this forward. While he could draft an older player or someone less athletic than they have ever done before, it is a solid starting point for what he seems to prefer. That is why my work ranges from ideal to unlikely. It isn’t explicitly ruling it out. We have older prospects this year than previous years, people ask why don’t I edit things before. When the guardrails are saying Andrew Berry has never done x before, it is counter intuitive to edit this before he actually does something.
One thing to remember: the guardrails don’t apply to quarterbacks and special teams players as they play so much longer in terms of age.
Do The Age Guardrails Work?
I have studied the efficiency of the age guardrails, and you can view them here: 2020, 2021, 2022, do other teams use them?
It is important to remember that the draft is a massive lottery and then relies on the coaching staff to develop the players the General Manager picks. Also, the majority of day three picks will amount to nothing. This is very normal across the league. I am working on a study on how Andrew Berry has drafted versus other General Managers.
So, below, we have the four different draft classes. Who Andrew Berry actually drafted for the Cleveland Browns? What if they went for older ‘more proven’ prospects for instant return? Just using luck and going for the next name in the draft. Then finally, another look using luck of just taking the next player at the same position.
