Kansasman'S MOCK DRAFT

Draft 2

  • Kansasman DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CLE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesC- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Browns for Sanders: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how T.J. Sanders got past him. The Browns do not have to explain a thing at the Round 7 slot. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
They paid sticker price for Abdul Carter in the 3rd pick, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick33 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
You do not let a running back like Ashton Jeanty reach slot 33 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cam Ward
Taking Cam Ward in pick No. 67 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.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
The board fumbled Jahdae Barron all the way to the 94th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick99 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at pick 99 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart at Round 6, Pick 3 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick192 Rnd6 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at No. 192 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick200 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in slot 200 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Wyatt Milum
They barely believed it either: Wyatt Milum still on the board at the 216th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick246 Rnd7 Tre Harris
Circle this one: Tre Harris at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 T.J. Sanders
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 254 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.