ahritzak'S MOCK DRAFT

Adam 2

  • ahritzak DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jay Toia Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Toia
DT UCLA
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns won the night they stopped Johnson from sliding. Grade: B.

The board owed the Browns one, and it paid up: Kaleb Johnson, the No. 46 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 3 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland slipping to the 33rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in slot 67 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe in the 94th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick 104 with a little surplus value in Kevin Winston Jr.. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
No edge and no loss on Ajani Cornelius in pick No. 179; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
They read the board right and Jack Nelson was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 16. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jay Toia
No drama and no debate, Jay Toia went about where he belonged in No. 200. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
A quiet steal in slot 216: Antwane Wells Jr. for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick255 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
The board had Bilhal Kone higher than the 255th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.