Philthy614'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Browns, and a B to prove it.

The war room fell hard for Ahmed Hassanein, and it showed at the Round 3 slot: 123 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

On value alone, Mondon Jr. makes the weekend a net positive. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
Travis Hunter in the 2nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Emeka Egbuka at the 33rd pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They robbed the room for Kaleb Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ahmed Hassanein
They reached into another round for Ahmed Hassanein, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at pick No. 102 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick163 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Circle this one: Oronde Gadsden II at slot 163 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick177 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at pick 177 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jay Higgins at No. 190 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick198 Rnd6 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway at Round 6, Pick 23 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick214 Rnd6 Akheem Mesidor
They talked themselves into Akheem Mesidor at slot 214, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
The board had cheaper options than Seth McLaughlin at the Round 6 slot, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick256 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Nothing to complain about; Shilo Sanders went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.