Templar'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Templar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns let Fitzgerald fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ryan Fitzgerald at Round 6, Pick 2 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The Williams pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 2 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in pick 33 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
They will replay Dylan Sampson at Round 3, Pick 3 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
Value said wait; Jaxson Dart in the 94th overall pick says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 Ajani Cornelius
They took Ajani Cornelius at par in slot 102, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick163 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Circle this one: Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
You do not let a specialist like Ryan Fitzgerald reach pick No. 177 and blink. They did not. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jay Higgins at the 190th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick198 Rnd6 Nohl Williams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nohl Williams well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A premium they did not need to pay, Jaylen Reed a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Brant Kuithe
They read the board right and Brant Kuithe was the payoff at pick 215. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick256 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Will Sheppard. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.