cmoney4034'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • cmoney4034 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CLE)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (BUF)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Players Gained
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Dion Dawkins
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureA+
The Browns kept it disciplined and banked a B+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Browns shredded theirs for Ricardo Hallman. He came off 44 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Reese steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In pick No. 21 they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
A slide stopped in pick 26, with Arvell Reese worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Nothing to complain about; Jake Slaughter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick55 Rnd2 Nyck Harbor
They took Nyck Harbor at par in No. 55, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
A tidy little value on Michael Taaffe in slot 71, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A wild overpay on Bryce Lance in Round 4, Pick 6, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 J.C. Davis
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.C. Davis. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
They went early on Jaden Greathouse in the 145th overall pick, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kage Casey
A conviction pick on Kage Casey at Round 5, Pick 9 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick210 Rnd6 Ricardo Hallman
Ricardo Hallman at pick 210 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick243 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
Daevin Hobbs at the Round 7 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.