Branch'S MOCK DRAFT
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04/22/25

  • Branch DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Hampton should have been long gone. The Browns pounced, and earned a B-.

Somebody in pick 67 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Browns sat still while Omarion Hampton, the No. 30 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The Milum reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 2 they get a potential shutdown corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at the 33rd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at Round 3, Pick 3 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Deone Walker
The board had Deone Walker higher than the 94th pick, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104 Rnd4 Will Howard
Will Howard at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 179 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick192 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
They paid sticker price for Oronde Gadsden II in slot 192, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jay Higgins. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick216 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Nice patience on KeAndre Lambert-Smith, who had no business lasting to slot 216. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick255 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Phil Mafah in Round 7, Pick 39, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.