T'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CLE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
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Micah Parsons
LB
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Dak Prescott
QB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Edwards should have been long gone. The Browns pounced, and earned a B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Donovan Edwards, the 216th pick, roughly 30 picks past where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Every board in the league had Harris lower, and that gap is the story.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant is a better player than No. 33 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick44 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Somehow Colston Loveland was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 12, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the 67th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
By-the-book stuff, Jalen Milroe at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at pick 103 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in pick No. 165 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A straight-up fair deal on Jay Higgins at the 181st pick, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaylen Reed at slot 194. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jermari Harris
A reach on Jermari Harris in the 202nd overall pick; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Donovan Edwards in Round 6, Pick 38, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick217 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
You do not let a tight end like Luke Lachey reach pick 217 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick257 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
The board had cheaper options than Shilo Sanders at No. 257, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.