Bullet44'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Bullet44 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CLE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CLE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Nic Anderson
WR LSU
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Hykeem Williams
WR Florida State
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Nic Anderson
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA
Klubnik is the plan now, and the Browns grade out a B.

Start where it matters. The Browns took Cade Klubnik to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

Williams falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

If World pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
No edge and no loss on Caleb Downs in pick 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick10 Rnd1 Cade Klubnik
In the 10th overall pick they get a long-term answer under center. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Eric Singleton Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Eric Singleton Jr. in slot 34. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick36 Rnd2 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at pick No. 36 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick66 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Somehow Michael Taaffe was still sitting there in No. 66, and they pounced on premier safety value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick102 Rnd3 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Nic Anderson
Nic Anderson is a better player than the 139th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kalil Alexander
A straight-up fair deal on Kalil Alexander at Round 5, Pick 3, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Hykeem Williams
You do not let a wide receiver like Hykeem Williams reach Round 6, Pick 39 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
They paid sticker price for Tony Grimes in slot 224, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.