D Dog'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • D Dog DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns drew a line under the quarterback search with Ward: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Browns were there to profit. Jaxson Dart, the No. 58 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 257. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 2nd overall pick they get the arm they will build around. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Shemar Stewart
A edge rusher of that caliber at the 33rd pick is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Taking Jalon Walker in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick94 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Circle this one: Quinshon Judkins at pick 94 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
The board fumbled Zy Alexander all the way to No. 103, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Walter Nolen
They will replay Walter Nolen at slot 165 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick181 Rnd6 Tre Harris
Steal is underselling it; Tre Harris at the 181st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick194 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at the 194th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick202 Rnd6 Wyatt Milum
They robbed the room for Wyatt Milum here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo in pick No. 216 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick217 Rnd6 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at No. 217 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart in pick 257 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.