groff'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • groff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CLE)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CLE)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CLE)
Miller Moss
QB USC
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CLE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (TB)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TB)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns let Judkins fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Call it larceny. Quinshon Judkins sat on the board until the Round 6 slot, and the Browns did not need to be asked twice. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Noel pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter in the Round 1 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III at Round 2, Pick 7 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick70 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in the 70th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Mello Dotson
A big swing on Mello Dotson at the 94th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick117 Rnd4 Dontay Corleone
They took Dontay Corleone at par in No. 117, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick153 Rnd5 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at pick No. 153 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick168 Rnd5 Miller Moss
Miller Moss in pick 168 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick183 Rnd6 Quinshon Judkins
Somehow Quinshon Judkins was still sitting there in slot 183, and they pounced on premier running back value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick193 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
No drama and no debate, Miles Frazier went about where he belonged in No. 193. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jaylin Noel
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaylin Noel. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
The board fumbled Jordan Hancock all the way to slot 213, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick215 Rnd7 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Steal is underselling it; Ar'maj Reed-Adams at the 215th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.