NathanPoe'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • NathanPoe DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns won the night they stopped Hampton from sliding. Grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Omarion Hampton got past him. The Browns do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 67. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Dart reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 2nd pick they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart in slot 33 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at pick No. 67 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo slid further than he should have, and pick 94 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro slipping to Round 4, Pick 2 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.