kelbale'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • kelbale DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CLE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (KC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Players Gained
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Cam Robinson
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dalvin Tomlinson
DT
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Deshaun Watson
QB
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Elijah Moore
WR
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Jedrick Wills Jr.
OT
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Maurice Hurst II
DT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Browns for Martinez: D+.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Damien Martinez tumbling to the Browns in pick 254 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 3 they get a disruptor off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen slipping to slot 33 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Circle this one: Omarion Hampton at No. 66 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A tidy little value on Jalen Royals in the 67th overall pick, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at the 69th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba is a better player than pick No. 94 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick104 Rnd4 Will Howard
No edge and no loss on Will Howard in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Terrance Ferguson
They robbed the room for Terrance Ferguson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick200 Rnd6 Karene Reid
A reasonable price with a little left over, Karene Reid in No. 200. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Tyler Cooper in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in Round 7, Pick 38 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.