ALLDAY 'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (IND)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (IND)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (IND)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Players traded away
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Amari Cooper
WR
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Deshaun Watson
QB
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Elijah Moore
WR
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Matt Landers
WR
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Myles Garrett
DE
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Nyheim Hines
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Browns bet the future on Ward. The board says D.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Browns shredded theirs for Gino Garcia. He came off 85 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Cam Ward is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick No. 2 they get their quarterback of the future. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at slot 29 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick33 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A reach on JT Tuimoloau in pick 33; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick61 Rnd2 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 61st overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the Round 3 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo slid further than he should have, and the 80th pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
By-the-book stuff, Malachi Moore at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at slot 103 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper in Round 5, Pick 26 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick194 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at pick 194 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick202 Rnd6 Gino Garcia
A real head-scratcher, Gino Garcia in No. 202 is miles ahead of his ranking. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick257 Rnd7 Nick Martin
A reach for Nick Martin in the 257th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.