A Yank on the Footy'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Unicorn went 1st

  • A Yank on the Footy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CLE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CLE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CLE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (TEN)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DAL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CAR)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Deuce Vaughn
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB NeedA- TradesA FutureB-
A passer of the future in Ward, and a B+, for the Browns.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Browns spent their marquee pick on Cam Ward, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Felton. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They went 8 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A straight-up fair deal on Aireontae Ersery at slot 42, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Kaleb Johnson at pick No. 72 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jack Bech
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Jack Bech worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick82 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in No. 82 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Omarr Norman-Lott
They barely believed it either: Omarr Norman-Lott still on the board at the 103rd overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick111 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
A clean, defensible pick in Round 4, Pick 9 with a little surplus value in Zy Alexander. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Tai Felton
Tai Felton in the 145th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at Round 5, Pick 11 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick179 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
You do not let a running back like Bhayshul Tuten reach the 179th pick and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They paid sticker price for Jaylen Reed in No. 192, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.