Andy Dorony'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Andy Dorony DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CLE)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

Everything else got attention, and quarterback got none. That is a strange way for the Browns to leave a draft. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Gore Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick54 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
By-the-book stuff, Malachi Corley at the 54th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick85 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock at pick No. 85 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick156 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Value with a capital V on Mason McCormick in the 156th overall pick, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick206 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in pick 206 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick243 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at Round 7, Pick 23 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.