smbaker2009'S MOCK DRAFT

Browns

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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CLE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Taylor Moton
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureA
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Browns a B+.

The Browns bet big and early on Tyler Batty, 123 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

However the rest shakes out, Bassa at that price is a win they earned. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In No. 8 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
A tight end of that caliber at pick 33 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 Sai'vion Jones
Sai'vion Jones at pick No. 67 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Tyler Batty
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tyler Batty in Round 3, Pick 30, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
A real head-scratcher, Darius Alexander in the 103rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick110 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
The board fumbled TreVeyon Henderson all the way to the 110th pick, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
They will replay Chris Paul Jr. at the 165th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick181 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in slot 181 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Somehow Cody Simon was still sitting there in the 194th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick202 Rnd6 Willie Lampkin
Willie Lampkin at pick 202 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
They robbed the room for Jeffrey Bassa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick217 Rnd7 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at No. 217 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.