RowdyDawg'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • RowdyDawg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CLE)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

The tape said wait; the Browns did not. Myles Cole went at pick 156, a good 43 picks before the board was ready. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is McKinstry. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick54 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in pick No. 54 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick85 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A wild overpay on Cedric Gray in slot 85, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick156 Rnd5 Myles Cole
This one needs a full-page explanation: Myles Cole in pick 156, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick206 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
By-the-book stuff, Julian Pearl at the 206th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means at Round 7, Pick 23 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.