Bernie1632'S MOCK DRAFT

Batch 1

  • Bernie1632 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CLE)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (CLE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dasan McCullough
S Oklahoma
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns bet the future on Sanders. The board says B.

The search is over. The Browns handed the keys to Shedeur Sanders, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They are betting Sapp proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Bassa at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Shedeur Sanders. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch in Round 2, Pick 1 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Josh Simmons
A conviction pick on Josh Simmons at the 68th pick that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart in pick 104 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick176 Rnd6 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at slot 176 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
They reached into another round for Nazir Stackhouse, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick207 Rnd6 Dasan McCullough
Dasan McCullough slid further than he should have, and No. 207 is lovely value for the safety. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jimmy Horn Jr. at No. 252 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick253 Rnd7 Tyreak Sapp
Tyreak Sapp at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.