Cleveland Browns: 7-Round Dawg Pound Daily collaborative mock draft — Vol. 1
By Randy Gurzi
Writer: Shane Carter
Round 1 Pick 1: Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
Round 1 Pick 4: Sam Darnold, QB, USC
Round 2 Pick 1: Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville
Round 2 Pick 3: James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
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Round 2 Pick 32: Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M
Round 3 Pick 1: Trenton Thompson, DT, Georgia
Round 4 Pick 1: Frank Ragnow, C, Arkansas
Round 5 Pick 1: Kamrin Moore, CB, Boston College
Round 5 Pick 22: Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh
Round 6 Pick 1: Joe Ostman, Central Michigan
Round 7 Pick 1: Tray Matthews, Auburn
The teams biggest needs right now are QB, RB, WR, FS and CB. They’ve got six picks in the top 65 and they can get their guy with all of them. The Browns have had two first rounders many times and they’ve usually gone best player available first and QB second.
I think they do it again, and it may be the best way to secure both Barkley and Darnold. Alexander and Washington could have first round grades on them but I bet will fall to the second.
Watts isn’t a great tackler but fantastic is passing coverage. Thompson gives the team depth at DT. Ragnow gives the team a better C depth, needed given Tretters health history. Warner is great in coverage and give them better LB depth.
Moore can play slot and outside, but not against No, 1 WRs day one. Henderson gives the team a second slot option and more importantly a better option at punt return, allowing peppers to stick to defense. Ostman and Matthews are project players who will need a year to develop but could be key contributors in the future.