ZantiGM'S MOCK DRAFT

RAVENS

  • ZantiGM DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Browns clearly saw something nobody else did in Fadil Diggs, taking him 123 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Mafah falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
They talked themselves into Bradyn Swinson at slot 33, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch in No. 67 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.
Pick94 Rnd3 Elijah Roberts
They reached a country mile for Elijah Roberts at Round 3, Pick 30, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Fadil Diggs
Fadil Diggs at pick 103 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke in the 165th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd6 Zeek Biggers
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zeek Biggers. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick194 Rnd6 Dayon Hayes
Dayon Hayes at No. 194 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick202 Rnd6 Clay Webb
Value said wait; Clay Webb in pick 202 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in pick No. 216 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick217 Rnd6 Phil Mafah
They robbed the room for Phil Mafah here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick257 Rnd7 Shaun Dolac
Shaun Dolac at the 257th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.