SwillDog'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • SwillDog DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

The board owed the Browns one, and it paid up: Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 118 name on the board, sitting there at pick 257 like a gift left on the doorstep. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Whatever Shedeur Sanders becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. Reaching for Adams left real value on the table behind him. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In No. 2 they get the face of the franchise. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
The board had Walter Nolen higher than the 33rd overall pick, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They read the board right and TreVeyon Henderson was the payoff at the 67th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick94 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in slot 94 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Value with a capital V on Dylan Fairchild in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jake Majors
They will replay Jake Majors at pick No. 165 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
They robbed the room for Chris Paul Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick194 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in the 194th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Connor Colby
Steal is underselling it; Connor Colby at No. 202 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 38 with a little surplus value in Hayden Conner. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd6 Brandon Adams
Brandon Adams at Round 6, Pick 39 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick257 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Circle this one: Ryan Fitzgerald at the 257th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.