BrownsPurgatory89'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CLE)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Players Gained
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Malik Nabers
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Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Browns bet the future on Ward. The board says B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cody Simon had no business being available in Round 6, Pick 28, and the Browns did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Cam Ward gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick 3 they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron at the 33rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick34 Rnd2 Will Campbell
Will Campbell in slot 34 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at the 67th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick93 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Warren at pick No. 93 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jordan James
Somehow Jordan James was still sitting there in the 104th pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick167 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
The board fumbled Billy Bowman Jr. all the way to Round 5, Pick 30, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick178 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick 178 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Taking Joshua Gray in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick203 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in No. 203 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in the 214th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick215 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Seth McLaughlin at pick 215 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.