CarbonDash'S MOCK DRAFT

49ers Mock Draft1

  • CarbonDash DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CLE)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DEN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Players Gained
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Pat Surtain II
CB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Browns for Beck: B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Carson Beck got past him. The Browns do not have to explain a thing at the 149th overall pick. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Reaching for Reid left real value on the table behind him. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In No. 5 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick71 Rnd3 A.J. Harris
They paid sticker price for A.J. Harris in the 71st pick, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick106 Rnd4 Chase Bisontis
Chase Bisontis at Round 4, Pick 6 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
A wild overpay on Jacob Rodriguez in the 143rd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick145 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves in pick No. 145 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Carson Beck
Taking Carson Beck in slot 149 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick210 Rnd6 Desmond Reid
This one needs a full-page explanation: Desmond Reid in pick 210, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in the 243rd overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.