NFL Draft 2017: 5 reasons why Myles Garrett should be No. 1 pick

It looks like the Browns are split between defensive end Myles Garrett and Mitch Trubisky in this NFL Draft’s first overall pick. Here’s why Garrett should be the pick.

Texas A&M Aggies defensive end Myles Garrett left destruction in his wake in every game. He joins a budding lineage of Texas A&M stars currently seeing success at the NFL level.

Head coach Kevin Sumlin has developed an impressive pipeline of pro talent in Aggieland. 13 former Aggies player have been drafted to the NFL, 6 in the first round, since Sumlin took over in 2013.

Garrett is the latest player to leave College Station as a top player, perhaps even more highly-touted than fellow alum and linebacker Von Miller (Denver Broncos). While some folks could look at Garrett’s production in 2016 and see down numbers, it’s worth noting he played much of the season on one leg after an injury in Week Four.

The Texas A&M Aggies started the season 6-0, upsetting the 16th ranked UCLA Bruins 31-24 in overtime. Garrett had three tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack in the victory. But they lost five of their final seven games of the season. Only two of them came in blow outs against the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers. But some things are expected in the SEC.

The Aggies finished 2016 with an 8-5 record but Garrett’s presence on the Aggies defense didn’t go unnoticed. He won the Lombardi Award and Hendricks Awards as a sophomore in 2015, tying for second in the FBS with 12.5 sacks.

With a fresh start in the NFL on a new team, here are five reasons why Myles Garrett should be the number one pick for the Cleveland Browns.