Acc'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Rourke should have been long gone. The Browns pounced, and earned a B.

When a board-topper like Kurtis Rourke slides to No. 179, you do not overthink it, and the Browns did not. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. If Dippre pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 2nd overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalon Walker at No. 33. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cameron Williams. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick94 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in Round 3, Pick 30 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro is a better player than pick No. 104 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke at pick 179 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick192 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
Taking RJ Harvey in the 192nd pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick200 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
They will replay DJ Giddens at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick216 Rnd6 CJ Dippre
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for CJ Dippre. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick255 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
They robbed the room for Isaac TeSlaa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.