Branch'S MOCK DRAFT
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04/16/2025

  • Branch DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (LV)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (LV)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Browns checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jalen Milroe, 28 picks early at slot 67. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick 2 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
No drama and no debate, Jack Sawyer went about where he belonged in the 33rd pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
They talked themselves into Jalen Milroe at slot 67, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They let TreVeyon Henderson come to them and pounced at pick No. 68. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 179th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
They paid a round early for Jason Marshall Jr. in the Round 6 slot, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick255 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
The board had cheaper options than Hayden Conner at pick 255, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.