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Mock 73 3-5-25
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Templar DRAFTING FOR THEBrowns
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Draft Picks Received
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Draft Grade — Browns
Overall
B-
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Browns lost the trade table, and the B- tells the story. You can hear the double-takes from here. The Browns took Antwaun Powell-Ryland at Round 3, Pick 3, roughly 82 spots before his name belonged. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.
The Rourke value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.
The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick Analysis
Pick8
Rnd1
Kelvin Banks Jr.
In No. 8 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick33
Rnd2
JT Tuimoloau
The board had cheaper options than JT Tuimoloau at slot 33, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick58
Rnd2
Harold Fannin Jr.
Fair-plus on Harold Fannin Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67
Rnd3
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
A real head-scratcher, Antwaun Powell-Ryland in pick No. 67 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74
Rnd3
Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at Round 3, Pick 10 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94
Rnd3
Jalen Milroe
They paid sticker price for Jalen Milroe in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103
Rnd4
Cam Skattebo
A tidy little value on Cam Skattebo in pick No. 103, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick165
Rnd5
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They liked Dont'e Thornton Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the 165th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick167
Rnd5
Teddye Buchanan
A wild overpay on Teddye Buchanan in pick 167, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick181
Rnd6
Kurtis Rourke
Steal is underselling it; Kurtis Rourke at the 181st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick194
Rnd6
Maxen Hook
A big swing on Maxen Hook at Round 6, Pick 16, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick202
Rnd6
Miles Frazier
They reached a country mile for Miles Frazier at slot 202, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216
Rnd6
Jaylin Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaylin Smith this early at No. 216. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick217
Rnd6
Woody Marks
They robbed the room for Woody Marks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick257
Rnd7
Jalen Travis
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalen Travis. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.