A Yank on the Footy'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • A Yank on the Footy DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OL Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CLE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tate Ratledge
OL Georgia
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ATL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OL Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ATL)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (BUF)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CAR)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Lorenzo Carter
LB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueA+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Browns robbed the room for Hancock. Final grade: A-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Browns watched Jordan Hancock slide 100 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
A slide stopped in the 21st overall pick, with Kelvin Banks Jr. worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick64 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at slot 64 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick81 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
They will replay Colston Loveland at pick No. 81 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick85 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
They robbed the room for Ashton Jeanty here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick96 Rnd3 Cam Ward
Taking Cam Ward in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick97 Rnd4 Tre Harris
You do not let a wide receiver like Tre Harris reach Round 4, Pick 1 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick113 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at No. 113 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Steal is underselling it; Jordan Hancock at pick 161 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.