jtstoner34'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jtstoner34 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CLE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Baker Mayfield
QB
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Jon Runyan
OG
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Browns robbed the room for Skattebo. Final grade: A-.

When a board-topper like Cam Skattebo slides to pick 214, you do not overthink it, and the Browns did not. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

They are betting Roberts proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In the end it comes back to Donovan Jackson, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Donovan Jackson. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant slipping to Round 2, Pick 2 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Emeka Egbuka at the 38th overall pick is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65 Rnd3 Dillon Gabriel
A wild overpay on Dillon Gabriel in slot 65, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 67 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaeden Roberts this early at No. 102. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They barely believed it either: Demetrius Knight Jr. still on the board at pick 104. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick163 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
They jumped the gun on Nazir Stackhouse, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
A tight end of that caliber at pick 170 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick177 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
They reached into another round for Quincy Riley, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Cody Simon
They will replay Cody Simon at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick214 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 214th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick215 Rnd6 Kyle Monangai
They robbed the room for Kyle Monangai here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Circle this one: Seth McLaughlin at pick No. 220 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick256 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Value with a capital V on Luke Lachey in No. 256, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.