Browns pass rush can wreak havoc drafting Bradley Chubb fourth | Jeff Schudel

Browns General Manager John Dorsey loves holding the football world in suspense, and not just about which quarterback he will take with the first pick — if he does take a quarterback first.

Another mystery will begin after the New York Jets make the third pick. What the Browns do with the fourth pick should have more immediate impact than what they do with the first selection, assuming they do pick a quarterback first and Tyrod Taylor does start all 16 games.

Saquon Barkley might be too irresistible to pass up with the fourth pick if he gets past the Giants with the second pick. The four most likely choices the Browns would be left with if Barkley is off the board would be North Carolina State defensive end Bradley Chubb, Alabama safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward — or trade the pick.

Coaches say the can never have enough pass rushers, which is why I will have the Browns taking Chubb in my final mock draft. Chubb and the first overall pick of 2017, Myles Garrett, could be devastating.

“He can definitely get after the passer,” Garrett said recently when asked about Chubb. “We have a good tandem here with me and (defensive lineman) Emmanuel (Ogbah). Before he got hurt, we had something going that was pretty special. I would hope to keep that going.

“If they got Chubb (odd Garrett didn’t say, “If we got Chubb”), I would hope that they could get all three of us on the field and wreak havoc.”

The one concern with drafting Chubb is the Browns would be putting themselves in Salary Cap Jail five years down the road if he and Garrett both live up to expectations. Both would command huge multi-year contracts, the amounts of which would be impossible to forecast; by then a new collective bargaining agreement will be in place.

NFL.com rates Chubb the best defensive player in the draft behind Barkley and Notre Dame offensive lineman Quenton Nelson.

“(Chubb’s) motor and athletic ability cause him to jump off the tape snap after snap and his play attributes and production should translate quickly as a pro,” NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein wrote. “Chubb should be an early pick, early starter and multi-time Pro Bowler.”

I am not a fan of trading down, but Dorsey should listen if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (seventh pick) or Chicago Bears (eighth pick) want Chubb badly enough to cough up a second round pick to move up three or four spots. The Browns might have to throw in their fourth-round pick (114 overall) in such a trade.

Fitzpatrick and Ward should still be on the board for whoever picks seventh. Fitzpatrick can play cornerback or safety.

Ward is a cornerback and would become an immediate starter on the left side. Fitzpatrick should become an instant starter at safety.

A strong case can be made for taking either of Fitzpatrick or Ward over Chubb with the fourth pick, and the Oakland Raiders are Exhibit A.

The Raiders have one of the best pass-rushing duos in the league with Khalil Mack and Bruce Irvin (20.5 combined sacks in 2017). Despite that the Raiders gave up 24 passing touchdowns (four fewer than the Browns) and had an NFL-low five interceptions. The Browns had a franchise-low (dating back to 1950) seven interceptions last season.

Chubb, Fitzpatrick or Ward — defensive coordinator Gregg Williams would be happy with any of the three. The run defense improved dramatically last year. Now it’s time to take the same step with the pass defense.

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