'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CLE)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CLE)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Florida
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CLE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Korey Foreman Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CLE)
Korey Foreman
DL-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Florida
Players traded away
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Anthony Schwartz
WR
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Jedrick Wills Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Browns for Hadden: C.

The phones were a trap the Browns kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.

They banked enough surplus on Hadden to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Hit on Leonard Taylor III and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick56 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Princely Umanmielen
No edge and no loss on Princely Umanmielen in Round 3, Pick 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick88 Rnd3 Adonai Mitchell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Adonai Mitchell at the 88th overall pick is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick199 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick 199 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Korey Foreman
By-the-book stuff, Korey Foreman at pick No. 207 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.