BROWNS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Cleveland Browns

A mixed bag for the Browns, and a C+ to match.

by Jimmyneutron571 · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 9 reaches
Value C-
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

There is reaching, and then there is Davin Vann at No. 103. The Browns jumped the board by 155 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Getting Ransom where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

If Travis Hunter and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Travis Hunter · CB · rank 1
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Jared Ivey · DE-EDGE · rank 77
A real head-scratcher, Jared Ivey in the Round 2 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Tyler Baron · DE-EDGE · rank 149
A wild overpay on Tyler Baron in the 67th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Oluwafemi Oladejo · LB-EDGE · rank 238
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Oluwafemi Oladejo well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.2 · Pick 103 · Davin Vann · DE-EDGE · rank 258
Davin Vann in pick No. 103 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.26 · Pick 165 · Lathan Ransom · S · rank 107
Lathan Ransom at slot 165 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
R6.3 · Pick 181 · Collin Oliver · LB-EDGE · rank 323
They left a pile of value on the table to take Collin Oliver this early at the Round 6 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.16 · Pick 194 · Phillip Webb · DL-EDGE · rank 325
Phillip Webb at Round 6, Pick 16 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.24 · Pick 202 · CJ West · DT · rank 213
CJ West at No. 202 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.38 · Pick 216 · Torricelli Simpkins III · OG · rank 249
Torricelli Simpkins III at pick 216 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.39 · Pick 217 · Phil Mafah · RB · rank 167
Steal is underselling it; Phil Mafah at the 217th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
R7.39 · Pick 257 · Jasheen Davis · DL-EDGE · rank 344
Value said wait; Jasheen Davis in pick No. 257 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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