CB2SB'S MOCK DRAFT

O-Line Rebuild

  • CB2SB DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CLE)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CLE)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Tree Babalade Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tree Babalade
OT South Carolina
Khalil Barnes Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CLE)
Khalil Barnes
S Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIA)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 93: the Browns steal Haulcy and grade out a B.

The Browns' one glaring miss is quarterback, a need they left exactly as they found it. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Landing Haulcy that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The Chaplin pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick22 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 22 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jake Slaughter in the 41st overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at pick 44 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72 Rnd3 Xavier Chaplin
They paid up for Xavier Chaplin at the 72nd pick when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick93 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Steal is underselling it; A.J. Haulcy at No. 93 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick107 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
They let Chandler Rivers come to them and pounced at pick No. 107. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
Eric Rivers in No. 144 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick146 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne in the 146th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick148 Rnd5 Justin Joly
They did well to land Justin Joly in Round 5, Pick 8, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick207 Rnd6 Tree Babalade
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tree Babalade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick242 Rnd7 Khalil Barnes
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Khalil Barnes at the 242nd pick is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.