The Browns on Thursday announced the signing of their second-round pick, outside linebacker Emmanuel Ogbah.
Ogbah had 28 sacks over three seasons at Oklahoma State and will try to transition to a 3-4 outside linebacker with the Browns. The Big 12 co-Defensive Player of the Year last fall, Ogbah was twice his team’s defensive MVP in college and twice an All-Big 12 pick. He’s listed at 6-foot-4, 275.
Paul Kruger and second-year player Nate Orchard figure as the Browns starting outside linebackers, at least for now. The team declined to pick up the fifth-year option on 2013 first-round pick Barkevious Mingo, who hasn’t produced much over the last two seasons, and Ogbah should have opportunities to prove himself and earn early playing time.
The Browns have now signed seven of the record 14 players they drafted last month.