Dawg'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CLE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Jalin Conyers Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jalin Conyers
TE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Browns turned the phones into found money: A-.

Some picks age like wine; Jalin Conyers at the 255th pick will need to, sitting 127 spots clear of his grade. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Blue. The phones were where this weekend was really won. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

In the end it comes back to James Pearce Jr., and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on James Pearce Jr.. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They reached into another round for Isaiah Bond, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at slot 44 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Charles Grant
A big swing on Charles Grant at the 67th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in No. 76 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at slot 94 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
Value said wait; Jeffrey Bassa in Round 4, Pick 2 says they were not listening. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
No drama and no debate, Dont'e Thornton Jr. went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick189 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
They took Oronde Gadsden II at par in No. 189, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick192 Rnd6 Davin Vann
Davin Vann in the 192nd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
A premium they did not need to pay, Jordan Hancock a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue in pick No. 216 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jalin Conyers
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jalin Conyers this early at the 255th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.