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oli'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 21, 2025

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  • oli DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Browns a B.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Cody Lindenberg at the Round 6 slot, a reach of 56 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Giddens. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 2 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Walter Nolen for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Kaleb Johnson in slot 67, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Value with a capital V on Andrew Mukuba in pick 94, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
The board had Jaylin Noel higher than pick No. 104, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick179 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on JJ Pegues. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick192 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
By-the-book stuff, Oronde Gadsden II at slot 192 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick200 Rnd6 Cody Lindenberg
Cody Lindenberg in Round 6, Pick 24 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick216 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
A running back of that caliber at the 216th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
They let Jabbar Muhammad come to them and pounced at No. 255. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.