NINJA1258'S MOCK DRAFT

ONE BAD ASS DRAFT

  • NINJA1258 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (CLE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (CLE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Browns for Barron: B.

Call it larceny. Jahdae Barron sat on the board until Round 7, Pick 2, and the Browns did not need to be asked twice.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 8 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Cam Ward
Cam Ward at pick No. 39 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick70 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty in pick 70 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick91 Rnd3 Tre Harris
They barely believed it either: Tre Harris still on the board at the 91st overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Wyatt Milum
Steal is underselling it; Wyatt Milum at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at the 179th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick186 Rnd6 Walter Nolen
Circle this one: Walter Nolen at slot 186 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick201 Rnd6 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in Round 6, Pick 26 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick215 Rnd7 Malachi Moore
Somehow Malachi Moore was still sitting there in No. 215, and they pounced on premier safety value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd7 Jahdae Barron
The board fumbled Jahdae Barron all the way to Round 7, Pick 2, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.