frz'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • frz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesD FutureA
The Browns drew a line under the quarterback search with Ward: B.

The Browns treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 7 slot on Collin Oliver a full 66 spots early.

They banked enough surplus on Hill to cover a lot of smaller sins. They have staked the next five years on Cam Ward, which is the only story that really matters here.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
A slide stopped in the Round 2 slot, with Tyler Warren worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in the 67th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick94 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Darius Alexander. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at slot 103 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in pick 165 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ajani Cornelius at Round 6, Pick 3 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They let Jay Higgins come to them and pounced at the 194th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick202 Rnd6 Addison West
Addison West in pick No. 202 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tommi Hill
A cornerback of that caliber at the 216th pick is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick217 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in pick 217 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick257 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
Collin Oliver at slot 257 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.