Pj'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Pj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CLE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CLE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Garrett Greene Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Garrett Greene
QB West Virginia
Maliq Carr Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CLE)
Maliq Carr
TE Houston
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CLE)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Alijah Clark Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Alijah Clark
S Syracuse
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Khris Bogle Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Khris Bogle
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Maliq Carr Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Maliq Carr
TE Houston
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (GB)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
Head Shot
DJ Moore
WR
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueF NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Browns won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: C+.

The Browns clearly saw something nobody else did in Garrett Greene, taking him 298 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

White III at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Spending an early pick on specialist with cornerback and running back open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
A wild overpay on JT Tuimoloau in the Round 1 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick62 Rnd2 Thor Griffith
A big swing on Thor Griffith at Round 2, Pick 30, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 Garrett Greene
A real head-scratcher, Garrett Greene in No. 67 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick91 Rnd3 Maliq Carr
Maliq Carr in the 91st pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. in pick 94 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 James Burnip
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 104 on James Burnip with cornerback and running back unsolved.
Pick124 Rnd4 Ethan Downs
Ethan Downs at Round 4, Pick 22 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
Value said wait; Tyler Baron in No. 136 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Alijah Clark
They talked themselves into Alijah Clark at the 179th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick192 Rnd6 Brian Ugwu
They reached a country mile for Brian Ugwu at pick No. 192, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick200 Rnd6 Khris Bogle
They reached into another round for Khris Bogle, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
They left a pile of value on the table to take Teddye Buchanan this early at the 216th pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick255 Rnd7 Ricky White III
The board fumbled Ricky White III all the way to pick 255, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.