Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Malachi Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CLE)
Malachi Nelson
QB UTEP
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CLE)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Jayden Limar Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jayden Limar
RB Oregon
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
James Smith
DL Alabama
Roydell Williams Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CLE)
Roydell Williams
RB Florida State
Jaylon Braxton Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylon Braxton
S Ole Miss
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CLE)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D+
ValueF NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nelson is the plan now, and the Browns grade out a D+.

The tape said wait; the Browns did not. Malachi Nelson went at the 22nd pick, a good 205 picks before the board was ready.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Mateer. So much rides on Malachi Nelson that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Zachariah Branch
In pick No. 6 they get a home-run threat at receiver, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick22 Rnd1 Malachi Nelson
In slot 22 they get their guy under center for the next decade, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Xavier Chaplin
This one needs a full-page explanation: Xavier Chaplin in the 41st pick, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kevin Coleman Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kevin Coleman Jr. this early at Round 3, Pick 8. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick107 Rnd4 Avieon Terrell
Taking Avieon Terrell in the 107th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jayden Limar
A real head-scratcher, Jayden Limar in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick146 Rnd5 James Smith
They reached a country mile for James Smith at slot 146, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Roydell Williams
Roydell Williams at Round 5, Pick 8 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jaylon Braxton
Jaylon Braxton in pick No. 207 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick242 Rnd7 John Mateer
The board fumbled John Mateer all the way to pick 242, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.