Gallery tops list, but Miami duo not far behind

San Diego's GM said Cleveland has expressed interest in the No. 1 pick.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Butch Davis estimates there are at least 15 players in this year's NFL draft who could have an immediate impact for the Cleveland Browns.
Three stand out to the Browns coach.
So how would he feel if Iowa left tackle Robert Gallery, Miami tight end Kellen Winslow or safety Sean Taylor is available when commissioner Paul Tagliabue puts Cleveland on the clock?
"Well," Davis said, a smile creasing the corners of his poker face. "I wouldn't say I'd be disappointed."
More likely, all three will be gone when the Browns pick at No. 7, which is why the team has spent the past few weeks trying to move up.
The Browns are so interested in moving up that Davis called San Diego general manager A.J. Smith on Monday about the Chargers' No. 1 overall pick.
"I talked to Butch Davis," Smith said Wednesday. "They had a desire to go from seventh to one. We had a football discussion."
Trade talks
Davis said the Browns have had preliminary trade talks with each of the six teams picking above them Saturday. They've also taken calls from teams behind them trying to move up.
"We've had conversations, some more serious than others, some just trying to test the waters," he said. "Some of these deals would be absolutely impossible to pull off if you waited until you were on the clock because they're too complicated. You need to start working to find some of the parameters."
As for the Browns' drafting guidelines, owner Randy Lerner identified a franchise offensive tackle, a versatile tight end with "NFL pedigree" and a hard-hitting safety as the club's most desired additions.
In other words: Gallery, Winslow or Taylor.
Like all coaches, Davis won't tip his hand.
"I wouldn't discount anything," said Davis, who has also spoken to teams about trades involving quarterback Tim Couch and wide receiver Dennis Northcutt.
Top priority
But priority No. 1 for the Browns appears to be Gallery, the Hawkeyes' 6-foot-7, 323-pound All-American being called the best left tackle in the draft since Orlando Pace went first overall in 1997. The Browns blamed much of their 5-11 season in 2003 on their inability to recover from left tackle Ross Verba's preseason biceps injury.
But they may need to trade all the way up for San Diego's pick to be assured of getting Gallery, and packing the No. 7 pick along with their first-round selection next year would be worth it. In any case, Gallery won't get beyond fourth overall.
"He's a heck of an athlete for an offensive lineman. He's benefited enormously from being at a place where the head coach is a very gifted offensive line coach," Davis said, referring to Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, a former Browns assistant who had three of his linemen picked last year.
Impact players
Winslow and Taylor, who also may be gone, were in Davis' final recruiting class at Miami, signing with the Hurricanes after he left for Cleveland's job in 2001.
The Browns' offense desperately needs a playmaker like Winslow, who could instantly become a favorite target for new quarterback Jeff Garcia.
Taylor would give Cleveland's defense a crash-test safety, one capable of shutting down the run -- a necessity in the AFC North and something the Browns were lousy at a year ago.
If the Browns strike out and fail to get any of the Big Three, trading down becomes a strong possibility as does the likelihood they'll draft a quarterback early.
Last week, Lerner, Davis and some coaches, boarded one of the owner's jets to see Ben Roethlisberger of Miami (Ohio), North Carolina State's Phillip Rivers and Virginia's Matt Schaub.
The trips may have been solely to spark the interest of other teams to make a deal, but Davis said the Browns were genuinely interested.
"You don't want to pass up a guy who goes and wins four Super Bowls," he said.