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Numbers to Know: Everything under the sun about the No. 2 pick

The Browns added a No. 2 pick to their roster Thursday one month before they'll make the second pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.

The addition of QB Robert Griffin III, selected No. 2 by the Washington Redskins in the 2012 NFL Draft, got us thinking about the overall history of the pick. This week's "Numbers to Know" dives deep into the history.

12 - Pro Football Hall of Famers who were selected with the No. 2 overall pick, the most recent being RB Marshall Faulk. WR Calvin Johnson and DE Julius Peppers could add to that group in the coming years.

17 - Quarterbacks selected with the No. 2 pick, the first of whom being Hall of Famer Sid Luckman in 1939.

4 - Quarterbacks selected with the No. 2 pick in the last 22 years, the most recent being Marcus Mariota (2015). No quarterbacks were selected at No. 2 from 2000-2011.

4 - No. 2 overall picks since 2006 who are still members of the team that drafted them. Three of the four (Mariota, Greg Robinson and Luke Joeckel) are still on their rookie contracts. Denver's Von Miller was recently franchise tagged.

13 - Offensive linemen selected with the No. 2 pick since 1964. Three offensive tackles have been picked second since 2009.

7 - Defensive players selected with the No. 2 pick over the past 20 years. All but one (DE Chris Long) have made at least one Pro Bowl.

7 - No. 2 picks since 1999 who have made at least three Pro Bowls.

25 - Years since the Browns have held the No. 2 pick. Cleveland's only No. 2 overall pick in franchise history was Eric Turner, the two-time Pro Bowl safety out of UCLA.

22 - Years since a player who didn't play in a Power 5 conference -- ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12, Big 12 and SEC -- was selected with the No. 2 pick. That was Faulk (San Diego State).

57 - Years since a player who didn't play at a school that is currently in the modern-day Division I-A was selected with the No. 2 pick. That was Dick Bass, a running back out of Pacific.

3 - Teams that went to the NFL Playoffs after making the No. 2 pick in the draft in the last 10 years. They are: 2006 Saints (Reggie Bush), 2011 Broncos (Miller) and 2012 Redskins (Griffin).

Through the years with new Browns QB Robert Griffin III.

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