A Yank on the Footy'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CLE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CLE)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CLE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OL Boston College
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Browns' one glaring miss is quarterback, a need they left exactly as they found it.

The Barton pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Deone Walker
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a disruptive interior force. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. in slot 49 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards in pick 81 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick113 Rnd4 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at the 113th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick177 Rnd6 Ozzy Trapilo
The board had Ozzy Trapilo higher than No. 177, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.