Dawglb216'S MOCK DRAFT

Dawglb216'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 8, 2025

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No.47

  • Dawglb216 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns drew a line under the quarterback search with Ward: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jeffrey Bassa, No. 202, roughly 75 picks past where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 8 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick 2 they get a passer to set the clock by. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
They did well to land Landon Jackson in Round 2, Pick 1, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at slot 67 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
They paid sticker price for Jaylin Noel in the 94th overall pick, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Mason Taylor in Round 4, Pick 2, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick165 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
The board had Bhayshul Tuten higher than pick 165, and the running back fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in pick No. 181 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick194 Rnd6 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill in the 194th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
You do not let a linebacker like Jeffrey Bassa reach No. 202 and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick216 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
The board fumbled KeAndre Lambert-Smith all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick217 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt at the 217th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick257 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Akili Arnold at Round 7, Pick 39 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.