eddff'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • eddff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CLE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CLE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Alex Birchmeier Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CLE)
Alex Birchmeier
OG Penn State
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (SF)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAR)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brock Purdy
QB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
Nobody dealt better than the Browns this weekend: A-.

The Browns put a flag in the ground for Jalen Thompson, 49 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Tate pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Carnell Tate and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Caleb Lomu
Caleb Lomu in slot 38 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. at the 104th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at pick No. 144 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at pick 148 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
They liked Jacob Rodriguez enough to skip the value, taking him in the 149th pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick241 Rnd7 Alex Birchmeier
Alex Birchmeier in pick 241 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
They reached into another round for Jalen Thompson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.