mhenry469'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • mhenry469 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CLE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CLE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (CLE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Traded
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Browns: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Taulia Tagovailoa at the Round 7 slot is 42 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Stover.

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick54 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in pick No. 54 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick88 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover slid further than he should have, and Round 3, Pick 25 is lovely value for the tight end. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick126 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Good price on Javon Foster in slot 126, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick156 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A clean, defensible pick in No. 156 with a little surplus value in Luke McCaffrey. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
They liked Caedan Wallace enough to skip the value, taking him in the 202nd pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at the 206th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick243 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
This one needs a full-page explanation: Matthew Jones in No. 243, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They reached into another round for Taulia Tagovailoa, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.