kauffyk22'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • kauffyk22 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Terrance Carter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Terrance Carter Jr.
TE Texas Tech
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Cam Calhoun Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Calhoun
CB Alabama
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Harold Perkins Jr. at No. 71 is 34 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Daniels falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In slot 4 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the 27th pick they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Harold Perkins Jr.. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick106 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
Nice patience on Omar Cooper Jr., who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 6. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A reach for Ar'maj Reed-Adams in the 141st overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick145 Rnd5 Terrance Carter Jr.
No drama and no debate, Terrance Carter Jr. went about where he belonged in pick 145. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
A reach on Jacob Rodriguez in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick204 Rnd6 Cam Calhoun
Cam Calhoun at the 204th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
A quarterback of that caliber at pick No. 244 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.