Vicious 'S MOCK DRAFT

031501

  • Vicious DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD- FutureA+
The phones sank the Browns this weekend: B.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Browns shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Milroe pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They let Walter Nolen come to them and pounced at slot 33. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick34 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Colston Loveland at the 34th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in Round 2, Pick 13 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
They talked themselves into Jalen Milroe at the 67th pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick94 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at No. 94 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Charles Grant slipping to pick 104 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
A top-tier running back at a bargain, RJ Harvey in pick No. 179, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
The board had Jay Higgins higher than No. 192, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick200 Rnd6 Upton Stout
A safety of that caliber at the 200th pick is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
They took Carson Vinson at par in pick No. 216, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick254 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Clay Webb is a better player than the 254th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.