Austin Corbett Talks being Drafted by the Browns

Cleveland- The Cleveland Browns selected offensive lineman Austin Corbett with the 33rd overall pick in the NFL draft.  Corbett played all four years of college at left tackle but he is very versatile.

“I played all four [years] at left tackle. At the Senior Bowl is when I got moved into guard and played a little bit of guard there,” Corbett said

Corbett also talked about not being told yet which position he will play for Cleveland, “No, they have not said anything yet. I am sure I will be finding out here shortly, though.”

He continued to say that he feels comfortable at every position but he prefers tackle, “Yeah, I am definitely a tackle player. I spent the last four years there, but at the Senior Bowl, again, that was my chance to move inside and I felt really comfortable at those positions, as well. Really, whatever the Browns want me to do, I am going to do for them. I am just super excited to get into Cleveland.”

Austin Corbett also got the chance to play with Cleveland Browns’ offensive lineman Joel Bitonio at Nevada, “He was a senior my redshirt year at Nevada. As a walk-on, I was just watching him, trying to look at every single thing he did because I knew the type of player he was and the type of person he was. I really tried to characterize myself and really idolize Joel. Now, it is going to be crazy to play next to him. He is somebody I have been watching for four years now and everything he has done there in Cleveland. I am just super excited to be able to get next to him and continue to learn from him.  Joel has told me how great of a person [Joe Thomas] is and just the type of player. When you play [10,363] consecutive snaps, that just says something to who you are and how you can push through things. The offensive line, they are going to get banged up but to push through that and get those things done, that is just incredible. As far as it goes in being ‘the next Joe Thomas,’ that is just a rare, rare human there. If I can learn from him and follow in his footsteps, that is just amazing.”

Corbett says he brings a lot to the Cleveland Browns partially due to his wrestling past, “Someone that just understands this game and loves the game of football from a mental side of things and really just wants to get after it, scheme up a defense and see what works best. Now on top of that, it is just that physicality. Growing up wrestling, I feel like I have got that nasty to me. What makes offensive line fun is being able to break someone’s will over the course of a game.”

Time will tell where Corbett will play for the Browns.