Kaden2122'S MOCK DRAFT

Cleveland

  • Kaden2122 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Caden Prieskorn Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Caden Prieskorn
TE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns drew a line under the quarterback search with Ward: B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Browns spent pick 255 on Caden Prieskorn, a name most had 112 spots down the list. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In slot 2 they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
No drama and no debate, Jack Sawyer went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
A straight-up fair deal on Cameron Williams at pick 67, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in pick No. 94 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Smael Mondon Jr.. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at Round 6, Pick 3 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick192 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues is a better player than slot 192 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick200 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at pick No. 200 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
The board had Nazir Stackhouse higher than Round 6, Pick 40, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick255 Rnd7 Caden Prieskorn
A big swing on Caden Prieskorn at the 255th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.