NFL Mock Draft 5.0: Could Saquon Barkley fall to the Redskins at No. 13?

GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 30: Running back Saquon Barkley #26 of the Penn State Nittany Lions walks on the field during the first half of the Playstation Fiesta Bowl against the Washington Huskies at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 30, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 08: Minkah Fitzpatrick #29 of the Alabama Crimson Tide holds the trophy while celebrating with his team after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in overtime to win the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

. Defensive Back. Alabama. Minkah Fitzpatrick. 6. player. 53

With the first overall pick in the NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns chose to address one of their greatest needs, and with the sixth overall pick, they do the same thing, this time picking Alabama defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick to bolster the secondary.

Fitzpatrick is everything a team could want in a defensive back. He has good size at 6-foot1, 202. He’s versatile, boasting the ability to play both cornerback and safety proficiently. He has the speed and athleticism to do both, and over his career, he’s shown a willingness to do that as well.

Fitzpatrick saw enormous amounts of success at Alabama, and in the NFL, that should only continue. Fitzpatrick eats, breathes, and sleeps football, and for the Browns, a team still in rebuild mode, they need as many of those kinds of players as they can get.

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