Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Willyboys DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Browns, and a B- to prove it.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Barryn Sorrell at slot 179 is 136 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They banked enough surplus on Wease Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They reached a country mile for Donovan Ezeiruaku at the 33rd pick, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jah Joyner
Jah Joyner at Round 3, Pick 3 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at No. 94 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tyler Batty
A big swing on Tyler Batty at the 104th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Barryn Sorrell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Barryn Sorrell in pick No. 179, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick192 Rnd6 Kitan Crawford
They reached into another round for Kitan Crawford, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick200 Rnd6 Phillip Webb
Phillip Webb in Round 6, Pick 24 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jahvaree Ritzie
Jahvaree Ritzie at pick No. 216 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick254 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
They barely believed it either: Theo Wease Jr. still on the board at the Round 7 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.