QBaird'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • QBaird DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (HOU)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kamari Lassiter
CB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Browns worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Browns came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Reaching for World left real value on the table behind him.

The Reese pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Arvell Reese and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In No. 22 they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 27 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick38 Rnd2 Isaiah World
They paid a round early for Isaiah World in the 38th pick, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick40 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
A reach on Elijah Sarratt in the 40th overall pick; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.