D Dog'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • D Dog DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Ward is the Browns' new face under center. Grade: B.

Somebody in pick 216 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Browns sat still while T.J. Sanders, the No. 43 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The cost of the Blue reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Cam Ward is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick 2 they get the arm they will build around. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders at No. 33 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at the 67th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Somehow Ashton Jeanty was still sitting there in pick No. 94, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
A linebacker of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in slot 165 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jahdae Barron
You do not let a cornerback like Jahdae Barron reach No. 181 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick194 Rnd6 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart in Round 6, Pick 16 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
They talked themselves into Jaydon Blue at the 202nd overall pick, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
They robbed the room for T.J. Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd6 Trey Amos
They will replay Trey Amos at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick257 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in pick 257 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.