jordans'S MOCK DRAFT

browns mock draft

  • jordans DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Sanders headlines a B weekend for the Browns.

The search is over. The Browns handed the keys to Shedeur Sanders, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Mondon Jr. pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, tight end and other spots still on the board.

Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 2nd pick they get the arm they will build around. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in slot 33 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at Round 3, Pick 3 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick94 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They robbed the room for Quinshon Judkins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, tight end and other spots to take Smael Mondon Jr., a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick165 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at pick No. 165 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick181 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick194 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
Nothing to complain about; Donovan Edwards went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick202 Rnd6 Karene Reid
They read the board right and Karene Reid was the payoff at slot 202. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick216 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams slid further than he should have, and the Round 6 slot is lovely value for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick217 Rnd6 Ricky White III
A slide stopped in pick 217, with Ricky White III worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick257 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
A quiet steal in the 257th pick: Cody Lindenberg for less than the market said. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.