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
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Jaxson Dart tumbling to the Browns in the 257th overall pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The whole projection now runs through Cam Ward; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 2nd overall pick they get the arm they will build around. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Travis Hunter
They will replay Travis Hunter at Round 2, Pick 1 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
They robbed the room for Ashton Jeanty here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
Taking Jahdae Barron in pick 94 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at Round 4, Pick 2 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in No. 165 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick181 Rnd6 Walter Nolen
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Walter Nolen reach the 181st pick and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick194 Rnd6 Josaiah Stewart
A edge rusher of that caliber at the 194th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick202 Rnd6 Quinshon Judkins
The board fumbled Quinshon Judkins all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tez Johnson
Circle this one: Tez Johnson at slot 216 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Somehow Cody Simon was still sitting there in No. 217, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart in pick 257 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.