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Mock 82 3-22-25

  • Templar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CLE)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Players Gained
Head Shot
Yosh Nijman
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesD- FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Browns to a B-.

The war room fell hard for Teddye Buchanan, and it showed at pick No. 146: 103 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Rourke pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In No. 8 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
They reached into another round for Harold Fannin Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
The board had cheaper options than Jayden Higgins at pick No. 57, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at Round 3, Pick 10 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick94 Rnd3 Will Howard
Will Howard at pick 94 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A tidy little value on Cam Skattebo in the Round 4 slot, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland in pick No. 111 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at the 146th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick179 Rnd6 Bilhal Kone
They reached a country mile for Bilhal Kone at No. 179, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick192 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
The board fumbled Kurtis Rourke all the way to the 192nd overall pick, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick200 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
They took Nazir Stackhouse at par in slot 200, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at Round 6, Pick 40 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick255 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
By-the-book stuff, Hunter Wohler at pick 255 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.