Washington Football Team full first-round NFL mock draft: Two first-round picks

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - OCTOBER 24: Rashod Bateman #0 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers carries the ball after catching a pass against the Michigan Wolverines in the fourth quarter of the game at TCF Bank Stadium on October 24, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Wolverines defeated the Gophers 49-24. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - OCTOBER 24: Rashod Bateman #0 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers carries the ball after catching a pass against the Michigan Wolverines in the fourth quarter of the game at TCF Bank Stadium on October 24, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Wolverines defeated the Gophers 49-24. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) /
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LUBBOCK, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 26: Linebacker Joseph Ossia #46 of the Texas Longhorns  (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 26: Linebacker Joseph Ossia #46 of the Texas Longhorns  (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /

53. . Edge Rusher. Cleveland Browns. Joseph Ossai. 26. player

Joseph Ossai is one of the more underrated edge rushers in the 2021 NFL Draft. He hasn’t been at EDGE for long, as he was largely an off-ball linebacker in 2019. But in 2020, he switched to EDGE, and he was a natural at his new position. In nine games in 2020, Ossai logged 5.5 sacks and 15.5 tackles for loss, while also forcing three fumbles.

Standing at around 6-foot-4, 253 pounds, Ossai has an incredibly long frame, and he combines that length with impressive explosiveness and urgency off the line. He recently logged an otherworldly 41.5-inch vertical at Texas’ pro day. Were he to be drafted by Cleveland, he and Myles Garrett would make up one of the most athletic EDGE duos in the NFL.