Vicious 'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Vicious DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Sanders is the Browns' new face under center. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Browns were there to profit. Lathan Ransom, the No. 105 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 179.

Whatever Shedeur Sanders becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 2nd overall pick they get a franchise quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland is a better player than pick 33 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Quinshon Judkins. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They barely believed it either: Donovan Jackson still on the board at the Round 3 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
The board had Jaylin Noel higher than No. 104, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at pick No. 179 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick192 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in Round 6, Pick 16 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick200 Rnd6 O'Donnell Fortune
The board fumbled O'Donnell Fortune all the way to pick 200, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Nice patience on Joshua Gray, who had no business lasting to the 216th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
They robbed the room for Jamon Dumas-Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.