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Mock 120 4-19-25

  • Templar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CLE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CLE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Joshua Simon Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joshua Simon
TE South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Maxen Hook Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Maxen Hook
S Toledo
Tommy Mellott Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tommy Mellott
QB Montana State
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Joshua Simon Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Joshua Simon
TE South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Devon Key
S
Head Shot
Braden Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Browns turned the phones into found money: B+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Tommy Mellott at No. 255 is 130 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Henderson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 14th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick No. 33 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, TreVeyon Henderson at the Round 3 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in slot 74 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
They went early on Jalen Milroe in Round 3, Pick 16, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Smael Mondon Jr. a notch or two before his time. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick104 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
They reached into another round for Oronde Gadsden II, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick114 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brashard Smith well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick146 Rnd5 Robert Longerbeam
A real head-scratcher, Robert Longerbeam in Round 5, Pick 8 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
A wild overpay on Nazir Stackhouse in pick No. 163, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick179 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at slot 179 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick187 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in the 187th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick192 Rnd6 Bilhal Kone
They talked themselves into Bilhal Kone at pick 192, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Joshua Simon
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joshua Simon this early at the Round 6 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick197 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Nice patience on Dont'e Thornton Jr., who had no business lasting to pick No. 197. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick200 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at the 200th pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Maxen Hook
They did well to land Maxen Hook in slot 216, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick255 Rnd7 Tommy Mellott
Tommy Mellott at pick 255 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.