AT A GLANCE \ Browns draft picks



Joe Thomas, left offensive tackle, Wisconsin, (No. 3 overall), 6-foot-6, 310 pounds, Brookfield, Wis. Athletic big man. ... Consensus top lineman in draft. ... Badgers' first Outland Trophy winner. ... AP All-American as senior. ... According to school, recorded 27 TD-resulting blocks in final year. ... Used as tight end in short-yardage situations and on defensive line in goal-line stances. ... Tore anterior cruciate ligament in 2006 Captial One Bowl game while playing defensive line vs. Auburn. ... Academic All Big-Ten in 2004-05. ... Can open holes for running game and protect quarterback's blind side. ... Expected to play alongside Eric Steinbach, another Big Ten standout who signed with Browns as free agent in March. ... Skipped draft-day trip to New York to go fishing with family and friends on Lake Michigan. ... Holds Wisconsin indoor record in shot put. ... Born Dec. 4, 1984.
Brady Quinn, quarterback, Notre Dame (No. 22 overall), 6-foot-3, 232 pounds, Dublin, Ohio. Polished, four-year starter in shadow of Golden Dome. ... Grew up in Columbus suburb rooting for Browns. ... Will challenge Charlie Frye for starting job as rookie. ... Instantly becomes face of Browns franchise. ... Handled pressure cooker that comes with being ND quarterback. ... Rewrote passing record book with Fighting Irish, breaking 36 school records. ... Passed for 11,762 yards and 95 touchdowns. ... Flourished for two years in coach Charlie Weis' pro-style offense. ... Completed 62 percent of passes as senior. ... Threw 226 consecutive passes without an interception last season. ... Strong arm with nice touch. ... Stunned scouts by bench pressing 225 pounds 24 times at NFL combine. ... One of few knocks was his sub-par play in big games. ... Stock fell after he was outplayed by LSU's JaMarcus Russell in Sugar Bowl. ... Brother-in-law of Green Bay linebacker A.J. Hawk. ... Born Brayden Tyler Quinn on Oct. 27, 1984.
Eric Wright, cornerback/kick returner, Nevada Las Vegas (No. 53), 5-foot-10, 192 pounds, San Francisco. Talented underclassmen, left UNLV after junior season. ... Sat out one year after transferring from Southern Cal, where he had off-the-field incident in 2005. ... Arrested on rape charges, which were later dropped. Authorities also found drugs in the apartment he shared with a roommate. ... Browns did extensive background check and are convinced he has learned from his mistake and will stay trouble free. ... Team traded two picks to Dallas and swapped another to move up and get him. ... Sat out three games last season with sprained left knee. ... Averaged 23.9 yards on kickoff returns last season. ... Fills a major need for the Browns, who can't be sure Gary Baxter (two torn patellar tendons) will return. ... Played both weak and strong side corner for Trojans. ... Born on July 24, 1985.
Associated Press