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Mock 91 4-4-25

  • Templar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CLE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CLE)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The phones sank the Browns this weekend: C+.

The Browns torched the value chart for Antwaun Powell-Ryland, taking him 91 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. The final tally is a middling C+.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 8 of 9 of the wish list covered.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mike Green
In pick No. 14 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
The board had cheaper options than Kaleb Johnson at Round 2, Pick 1, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick44 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the Round 2 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They reached into another round for Antwaun Powell-Ryland, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Fair-plus on Carson Schwesinger, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick94 Rnd3 Will Howard
No drama and no debate, Will Howard went about where he belonged in the 94th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Tai Felton in the 104th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
They left a pile of value on the table to take JJ Pegues this early at Round 4, Pick 15. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
A straight-up fair deal on Quincy Riley at No. 179, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at slot 192 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick200 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hayden Conner well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick216 Rnd6 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam at pick No. 216 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick232 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens in pick 232 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick255 Rnd7 Xzavier Henderson
Xzavier Henderson in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.