clevelandguy32'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Browns answered their biggest question with Sanders. Grade: B+.

Nobody had Trey Moore this high, and it is not close. The Browns reached 99 spots to get him at the 194th pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The Nash pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Shedeur Sanders is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

With safety unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalon Walker at slot 33. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at Round 2, Pick 2 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick65 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Value with a capital V on Tre Harris in pick 65, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
No edge and no loss on Quinshon Judkins in No. 67; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick94 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 94th overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 104 on Barrett Carter with safety unsolved.
Pick165 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson in pick No. 165 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick181 Rnd6 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at the 181st pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Trey Moore
Trey Moore at the 194th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick202 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
The board fumbled Quincy Riley all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd6 Ty Hamilton
A big swing on Ty Hamilton at pick 216, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217 Rnd6 Nick Nash
They robbed the room for Nick Nash here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Somehow Jack Kiser was still sitting there in slot 221, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick257 Rnd7 Bryson Nesbit
Bryson Nesbit at slot 257 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.