The Cleveland Browns want Danny Shelton to be more versatile and the 2015 first-round pick has lost 30 pounds in anticipation.

"He can do so many more things at the weight he's at right now and the condition he's in," defensive line coach Robert Nunn said. "So he's got to keep that and time will tell. He's the one that controls that. I can help him only so much and the strength coaches can only help him so much and Coach (Hue) Jackson can only help him so much. I think he sees the difference of where he was and where he can be."

Shelton came into last year's draft at about 340 pounds, but finished his first season at around 365.

He was not used frequently in the passing game despite his ability in college as a destructive interior presence. Cleveland is hoping to avoid the traditional 3-4 nose path for Shelton, which would eliminate a potentially great player from about two-thirds of the team's defensive snaps.