smbaker2009'S MOCK DRAFT

Browns

  • smbaker2009 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CLE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAR)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (IND)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Players Gained
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Kamren Kinchens
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Alec Pierce
WR
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Browns for Stutsman: A.

The board owed the Browns one, and it paid up: Danny Stutsman, the No. 90 name on the board, sitting there at Round 7, Pick 1 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, with Mason Graham leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 8th overall pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 1: Emeka Egbuka for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at pick 67 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
You do not let an offensive lineman like Marcus Mbow reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 Quinn Ewers
Nothing to complain about; Quinn Ewers went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kaleb Johnson
Circle this one: Kaleb Johnson at pick No. 141 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick165 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
They will replay Chris Paul Jr. at slot 165 for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick194 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Cam Skattebo in the 194th pick, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
They robbed the room for Joshua Gray here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick217 Rnd7 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in No. 217 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.