Robertpike4'S MOCK DRAFT

Robertpike4'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2025

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    Browns
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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Amari Cooper
WR
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Deshaun Watson
QB
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Kadarius Toney
WR
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Browns let Neal fall into their laps, and walked away with a D.

The board owed the Browns one, and it paid up: Devin Neal, the No. 84 name on the board, sitting there at Round 6, Pick 23 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Every board in the league had Prather lower, and that gap is the story. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks is a better player than pick No. 33 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at the 38th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 67 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jack Bech
No drama and no debate, Jack Bech went about where he belonged in slot 93. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
They robbed the room for Dylan Sampson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick167 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
They will replay Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick177 Rnd6 Addison West
Addison West at the 177th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick190 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Taking Chris Paul Jr. in the 190th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick198 Rnd6 Devin Neal
Somehow Devin Neal was still sitting there in pick No. 198, and they pounced on premier running back value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick214 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in Round 6, Pick 39 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather in slot 215 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick256 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at pick 256 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.