TimBro59'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • TimBro59 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns did enough to get by: C+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Browns did exactly that with Trey Zuhn III in the Round 6 slot. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

Igbinosun at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

So much rides on Monroe Freeling that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
Value said wait; Monroe Freeling in pick No. 6 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In slot 24 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Omar Cooper Jr. at the 39th overall pick, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Josiah Trotter at No. 70 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick107 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Genesis Smith graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun is a better player than Round 5, Pick 1 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
A premium they did not need to pay, Tanner Koziol a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick147 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick204 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trey Zuhn III in the 204th pick, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick248 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
They talked themselves into Daevin Hobbs at slot 248, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.