Branch'S MOCK DRAFT
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03-07-25

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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CLE)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (IND)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Devin Singletary
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Myles Garrett
DE
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Browns and Riley: D.

Nobody had Brady Cook this high, and it is not close. The Browns reached 53 spots to get him at slot 217.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. That Riley pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick14 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Mike Green
Mike Green at the 33rd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in pick No. 34 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson is a better player than pick No. 67 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick101 Rnd3 Kyle McCord
Value said wait; Kyle McCord in Round 3, Pick 37 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
A tidy little value on Jaylin Noel in No. 103, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
They reached a country mile for Darius Alexander at the Round 4 slot, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kobe King
Circle this one: Kobe King at the 165th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick181 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in slot 181 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick194 Rnd6 Phil Mafah
You do not let a running back like Phil Mafah reach pick 194 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick202 Rnd6 CJ West
They went early on CJ West in the 202nd pick, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
They let Jordan Hancock come to them and pounced at Round 6, Pick 38. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217 Rnd6 Brady Cook
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brady Cook well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at the 230th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A linebacker of that caliber at the 257th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.