Vicious 'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Vicious DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CLE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Daniel Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
The Browns robbed the room for Shough. Final grade: B.

The board owed the Browns one, and it paid up: Tyler Shough, the No. 139 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 179 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They will need Milroe to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Adding Daniel Jones by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
They paid sticker price for Shemar Stewart in slot 14, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick33 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Fair-plus on Derrick Harmon, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tre Harris
A straight-up fair deal on Tre Harris at the 45th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at the Round 3 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe in No. 80 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at the 94th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at pick 104 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Tyler Shough in Round 6, Pick 3, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick189 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey in pick 189 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick192 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
Steal is underselling it; Chase Lundt at the 192nd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick200 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
The board fumbled Quincy Riley all the way to the 200th overall pick, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd6 Caleb Ransaw
Value with a capital V on Caleb Ransaw in No. 216, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick255 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
No drama and no debate, Cody Lindenberg went about where he belonged in pick No. 255. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.