I know I’m in the minority, but I would never take Barkley in the top five, and I would be skeptical of taking him in the top ten. I mean, he’s a good player and by all accounts a good person, but I just don’t like the idea of drafting a runningback that high. Yeah, we think he is a generational talent, but we thought the exact same thing about Reggie Bush, Trent Richardson and Darren McFadden. Obviously, there is also exceptions like Adrian Peterson and Ezekiel Elliot, but the game hasn’t changed that much concerning runningbacks as other positions has, other than they are not used as much as in the past, so I still think it’s a major risk to go down that road so early in the draft.
Neither Le’Veon Bell or David Johnson were drafted that high and they turned out okay.
I know this is a bit off topic, and just to bring it back, I think the Browns should take someone like Bradley Chubb or Minkah Fitzpatrick. They need good players.