DE23'S MOCK DRAFT

Post Miles Garrett

  • DE23 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CLE)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CLE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CLE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (SEA)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (PIT)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Players Gained
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DK Metcalf
WR
Players traded away
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Myles Garrett
DE
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Browns let Carter fall into their laps, and walked away with a D-.

When a board-topper like Barrett Carter slides to the Round 6 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Browns did not. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

Ritzie has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Mike Green
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at the 33rd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick41 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau at Round 2, Pick 9 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick50 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A straight-up fair deal on Marcus Mbow at pick 50, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick102 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in No. 102 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Terrance Ferguson
Taking Terrance Ferguson in the 177th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jahvaree Ritzie
Jahvaree Ritzie at pick No. 190 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick198 Rnd6 Barrett Carter
A linebacker of that caliber at slot 198 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick214 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Circle this one: Ollie Gordon II at the 214th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Deion Burks
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Deion Burks well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick256 Rnd7 Ben Sauls
They barely believed it either: Ben Sauls still on the board at pick 256. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.