kelbale'S MOCK DRAFT

Brown haul on most random

  • kelbale DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (IND)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (IND)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (IND)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Anthony Richardson
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Deshaun Watson
QB
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Greg Newsome II
CB
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Jedrick Wills Jr.
OT
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Jordan Akins
TE
Head Shot
Jordan Hicks
LB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD+
The Browns left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

Somebody in No. 189 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Browns sat still while Tre Harris, the No. 50 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 14th overall pick they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick16 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at pick 33 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick34 Rnd2 Shemar Stewart
They will replay Shemar Stewart at pick No. 34 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
Taking Walter Nolen in slot 67 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Armand Membou
Armand Membou in the 94th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel at No. 104 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jihaad Campbell
You do not let a linebacker like Jihaad Campbell reach Round 6, Pick 3 and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tre Harris
Steal is underselling it; Tre Harris at the 189th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick192 Rnd6 Gunnar Helm
They robbed the room for Gunnar Helm here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.