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Jan 23
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Pike DRAFTING FOR THEBrowns
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Draft Grade — Browns
Overall
C-
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Browns cashed the board's mistake on Mondon Jr.: C-. The Browns spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 99 name on the board, in the 198th pick.
The Howard reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.
Pick Analysis
Pick14
Rnd1
Will Campbell
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Will Campbell. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick33
Rnd2
Kenneth Grant
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kenneth Grant at Round 2, Pick 1. The roster fit checks out.
Pick34
Rnd2
Matthew Golden
They jumped the gun on Matthew Golden, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick38
Rnd2
Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in pick 38 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67
Rnd3
Jihaad Campbell
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jihaad Campbell in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick80
Rnd3
Will Howard
Will Howard at pick No. 80 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick94
Rnd3
TreVeyon Henderson
Taking TreVeyon Henderson in No. 94 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick102
Rnd4
Malachi Moore
They will replay Malachi Moore at slot 102 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104
Rnd4
Jack Bech
Jack Bech at the Round 4 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick163
Rnd5
Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at No. 163 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick177
Rnd6
Mason Taylor
A tight end of that caliber at the 177th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick190
Rnd6
Joshua Gray
They barely believed it either: Joshua Gray still on the board at Round 6, Pick 15. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick198
Rnd6
Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to pick 198, and they scooped it up. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick214
Rnd6
Jay Higgins
Circle this one: Jay Higgins at the 214th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick215
Rnd6
Jordan Hancock
Somehow Jordan Hancock was still sitting there in pick No. 215, and they pounced on premier safety value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick256
Rnd7
Donovan Edwards
Steal is underselling it; Donovan Edwards at slot 256 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.


















