MESCH10'S MOCK DRAFT

MASSIVE DRAFT

  • MESCH10 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CLE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CLE)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CLE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CLE)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CLE)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Players traded away
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Jedrick Wills Jr.
OT
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Jordan Akins
TE
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Sione Takitaki
LB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Browns this weekend: D.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Browns shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

The Davis pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick54 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
They liked Ja'Lynn Polk enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 54. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Patrick Paul. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick85 Rnd3 Malik Washington
They paid a round early for Malik Washington in pick No. 85, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick101 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Value said wait; Cedric Gray in No. 101 says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick103 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson in the 103rd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick135 Rnd4 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick155 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
A straight-up fair deal on Dallin Holker at pick 155, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick205 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
No drama and no debate, Nathaniel Watson went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 30. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick208 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
A reach for Rasheen Ali in the 208th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick228 Rnd7 Kenny Logan Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kenny Logan Jr. in pick No. 228, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.