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
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 217th overall pick: the Browns steal Fitzgerald and grade out a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Ryan Fitzgerald had no business being available in pick No. 217, and the Browns did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The Williams reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 2 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at slot 33 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at No. 67 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick94 Rnd3 Will Howard
Will Howard at the 94th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the 103rd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Circle this one: Cody Simon at pick No. 165 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
They reached a country mile for Kyle Williams at Round 6, Pick 3, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick194 Rnd6 Nohl Williams
Nohl Williams at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick202 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
They robbed the room for Cam Skattebo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
They paid a round early for Cam Jackson in Round 6, Pick 38, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick257 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger in No. 257 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.