3'S MOCK DRAFT

Big Trade

  • 3 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CLE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Players Gained
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Breece Hall
RB
Head Shot
Garrett Wilson
WR
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Browns a B.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Browns, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. That Fannin Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Browns clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

They went 8 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In slot 7 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at No. 67 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Will Howard
Will Howard at the 94th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at Round 4, Pick 2 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick179 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A straight-up fair deal on JJ Pegues at the 179th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
A quiet steal in pick No. 192: Jack Kiser for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick200 Rnd6 Woody Marks
A reasonable price with a little left over, Woody Marks in pick 200. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Kobe Hudson
No drama and no debate, Kobe Hudson went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick255 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
They let Mac McWilliams come to them and pounced at the Round 7 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.