While Browns general manager Ray Farmer, coach Mike Pettine and other key members watch tonight's NFL Draft unfold from a second-floor conference room in Berea, they'll hardly be the only ones sitting on the edge of their seats.
Several of Cleveland's key veteran players will also be viewing the draft to get a sneak peek at who their new teammates will be.
Linebacker Karlos Dansby was recently asked if the new rookies will need to be pulled aside by the veterans to understand how important of a season this will be for Cleveland. The 33-year-old had a surprising answer.
"No, not at all. Once they come in the building, they'll get bit by the bug," Dansby told Cleveland Browns Daily of the incoming rookie class. "It's real contagious around here right now."
Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden doesn't exactly care who Farmer ends up selecting but that player better be ready to listen to advice from a group of players hungry for a postseason berth.
"Coach always talks about playing like a Brown – being tough, passionate and really love the game and not what the game brings to them," Haden said in a recent interview. "We just want to hit on them, hit on whoever we get. Just let them come in and be led, and work hard and can contribute."
It's long been speculated the Browns will take a defensive lineman with one of their picks in the first round to beef up the run defense and open up others for sacks.
A crowded positional classroom with loads of different talented players – and, in turn, difficult cuts to make come September – is exactly the competitive plan the Browns want implemented.
"The more the merrier," defensive lineman Billy Winn said.
![1) Tampa Bay – QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/zs7q1ph2ik90lgc876mj.jpg)
1) Tampa Bay – QB Jameis Winston
![2) Tennessee – QB Marcus Mariota](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/l7aywfmqdknulsrwvq2b.jpg)
2) Tennessee – QB Marcus Mariota
![3) Jacksonville – OLB Dante Fowler](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/jqqokrbfpnp42azh79an.jpg)
3) Jacksonville – OLB Dante Fowler
![4) Oakland – WR Amari Cooper](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/yzpu7g6nsw0jlz9vc292.jpg)
4) Oakland – WR Amari Cooper
![5) Washington – DE Leonard Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/ygn19jmyh59fz78c9pe0.jpg)
5) Washington – DE Leonard Williams
![6) New York Jets – WR Kevin White](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/lakkb9jrqkgnh9snbkj9.jpg)
6) New York Jets – WR Kevin White
![7) Chicago – CB Trae Waynes](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/befumcut77ajb2o95n4a.jpg)
7) Chicago – CB Trae Waynes
![8) Atlanta – OLB Bud Dupree](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/e73rlxemwfxh61dspx8g.jpg)
8) Atlanta – OLB Bud Dupree
![9) New York Giants – RB Todd Gurley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/nwwmungktiib4d6mfyti.jpg)
9) New York Giants – RB Todd Gurley
![10) St Louis – WR DeVante Parker](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/tfavofysjpeqnhgkt0gj.jpg)
10) St Louis – WR DeVante Parker
![11) Minnesota – DL Danny Shelton](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/ayzvhnfexy26nezod0an.jpg)
11) Minnesota – DL Danny Shelton
![12) Cleveland – OLB Vic Beasley – Ray Farmer and company are thrilled when the ferocious pass rusher unexpectedly slips to pick No.12. Beasley will fight for playing time right away and has potential to be a 10-sack player year in and year out.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/awekbeqeyehuu4f30wi9.jpg)
12) Cleveland – OLB Vic Beasley – Ray Farmer and company are thrilled when the ferocious pass rusher unexpectedly slips to pick No.12. Beasley will fight for playing time right away and has potential to be a 10-sack player year in and year out.
![13) New Orleans – Ol Brandon Scherff](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/z3hqh6abijgny30hdyyp.jpg)
13) New Orleans – Ol Brandon Scherff
![14) Miami – OL La'El Collins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/vfqrwsp2kxyxutcl69ar.jpg)
14) Miami – OL La'El Collins
![15) San Francisco – DL Arik Armstead](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/g44esaucacvpjty8mkhy.jpg)
15) San Francisco – DL Arik Armstead
![16) Houston – WR Nelson Agholor](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/xyuaxjywmutqsofacjbk.jpg)
16) Houston – WR Nelson Agholor
![17) San Diego – RB Melvin Gordon](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/e6rvdfzz5sz5ubhaj0zq.jpg)
17) San Diego – RB Melvin Gordon
![18) Kansas City – CB Marcus Peters](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/cbkfykbdfraglnp16tmm.jpg)
18) Kansas City – CB Marcus Peters
![19) Cleveland – DL Malcom Brown – Versatility is why Cleveland will ultimately pull the trigger on Brown. The 320-pounder is big enough to play nose tackle in the middle but agile enough to set the edge as a defensive end in the Browns' scheme.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/qyg87ixym6rhvkouyn5i.jpg)
19) Cleveland – DL Malcom Brown – Versatility is why Cleveland will ultimately pull the trigger on Brown. The 320-pounder is big enough to play nose tackle in the middle but agile enough to set the edge as a defensive end in the Browns' scheme.
![20) Philadelphia – WR Breshad Perriman](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/psdsr2pyfhirxjjb0krp.jpg)
20) Philadelphia – WR Breshad Perriman
![21) Cincinnati – OL Andrus Peat](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/kxaopnzlo7bbb7thg1ts.jpg)
21) Cincinnati – OL Andrus Peat
![22) Pittsburgh – CB Kevin Johnson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/rcl1ns4xlhpuhzx0wn52.jpg)
22) Pittsburgh – CB Kevin Johnson
![23) Detroit – OL D.J. Humphries](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/weubssuiymw0rphi8fiw.jpg)
23) Detroit – OL D.J. Humphries
![24) Arizona – DE Shane Ray](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/kz53axchblwyebacrmdz.jpg)
24) Arizona – DE Shane Ray
![25) Carolina – OL Ereck Flowers](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/bxeywxrddgchoklf61xi.jpg)
25) Carolina – OL Ereck Flowers
![26) Baltimore – CB Jaelen Collins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/jcqn52ocd0vbod4tc5mp.jpg)
26) Baltimore – CB Jaelen Collins
![27) Dallas – DL Eddie Goldman](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/t5oystgrdacvpvvc5mx0.jpg)
27) Dallas – DL Eddie Goldman
![28) Denver – WR Phillip Dorsett](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/zwaruehorsdfg3eqtbrl.jpg)
28) Denver – WR Phillip Dorsett
![29) Indianapolis – S Landon Collins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/guuw7h6b6vzrmuexcchk.jpg)
29) Indianapolis – S Landon Collins
![30) Green Bay – CB Byron Jones](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/qxpdx7usojthtndkae1n.jpg)
30) Green Bay – CB Byron Jones
![31) New Orleans – WR Jaelen Strong](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/b9ml2mdzmicqmf8koiau.jpg)
31) New Orleans – WR Jaelen Strong
![32) New England – OLB Randy Gregory](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/zyfunnxddybbywbbj6iq.jpg)
32) New England – OLB Randy Gregory