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6.
CLE
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
25.
CHI
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
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39.
CLE
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
70.
CLE
Parker Brailsford
OC Alabama
107.
CLE
Isaiah World
OT Oregon

When running mock drafts to me there is two scenarios. One where Tate is there at 6 and one where he is not. If Tate is there I ALWAYS take Tate. It's a no brainer pick to me. In this draft I only made one minor trade down but our WR corps would be transformed. We get a new young center and a monster at right tackle. The left tackles go snatched up early and fast.

All my drafts are done at https://www.profootballnetwork.com/mockdraft It's free. I like free.

Next is one without Tate since Tennessee seems to steal him away every friggin time. I decided trading back would be the best strategy and here is what I got.

18.
MIN
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
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28.
HOU
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
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39.
CLE
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
49.
MIN
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
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53.
PIT
Sam Hecht
OC Kansas State
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69.
HOU
Keionte Scott
CB Miami (FL)
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76.
PIT
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
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107.
CLE
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
2027 MIN 2nd

Traded Away

Pick 6

Pick 10

Pick 70

Pick 24

Pick 146

Pick 41

2027 HOU 5th

So we end up with a decent LT and a monster RT, a young Center, and a OG to finish off the O-line. We get the best TE in the draft which is great for those 2 TE sets the new coach likes, Chris Bell is a pretty good WR in my opinion so that's fresh help. We get a cb and a linebacker with some promise to add some youth to the defense. This draft would give us 2 new weapons and a lot of upgrades for the offensive line. Plus I landed a 2nd round pick for the 2027 draft which is great capital for the future. What do you guys think?

6. CLE Carnell Tate WR Ohio State
24. CLE Caleb Lomu OT Utah
39. CLE Blake Miller OT Clemson
70. CLE Elijah Sarratt WR Indiana
107. CLE Will Lee III CB Texas A&M
146. CLE Dallen Bentley TE Utah
149. CLE Seth McGowan RB Kentucky
206. CLE Vinny Anthony II WR Wisconsin
248. CLE Logan Taylor OG Boston College

#6 - Trade down Dallas for #12 and a 2027 1st round pick
#12 - Monroe Freeling LT Georgia
#24 - Trade Arizona for WR Marvin Harrison Jr.
#39 - D'Angelo Pond CB Indiana
#70 - Zachariah Branch WR Georgia
#107 - Drew Allar QB Penn State

Last one with a trade thrown in ...

17. DET Spencer Fano OT Utah
24. CLE Kadyn Proctor OT Alabama
39. CLE Avieon Terrell CB Clemson
50. DET Germie Bernard WR Alabama
70. CLE Ted Hurst WR Georgia State
149. CLE Jalen Farmer OG Kentucky
206. CLE Matthew Hibner TE SMU
248. CLE Noah Whittington RB Oregon

TRADED AWAT #6. 107. 146 AND A 2027 2ND ROUND PICK FOR:

2027 DET 1st
2027 DET 2nd
2027 DET 6th

Just did one with a trade to Dallas:
Trades
1.6 Traded to Dallas with 3.70 and 2027 4th round pick for 1.12 and 1.20
1.20 Traded to San Diego for 1.22, 5.141 and 2027 4th round pick

Picks
1.12 Carnell Tate WR tOSU
1.22 Kadyn Proctor LT Alabama (Monroe Freeling was still available)
1.24 Denzel Boston WR Washington
2.39 Chase Bisontis LG Texas A&M
4.107 Davison Igbinosun CB tOSU
5.141 Cole Payton QB North Dakota
5.146 Keyshaun Elliot LB Arizona St.
5.149 Dontay Corleone DL Cincinnati
6.206 Parker Brailsford C Alabama
7.248 Max Bredson FB Michigan

WOW, HTF Tate last till pick 12 Irish Dog ... you lucky sob lol

Btw Chiefs and Saints make good trade partners if you want to trade back.

So no Tate at 6 so the tradeback begins. I like this round. I picked up lots of 2027 draft stock. Got a young and promising dt to add quality depth on the D-line to keep them young. We get three WRs to add some good weapons. We get our LT of the future and a new Center. Grabbing 2 second round pick for 2027 is great trade value to move up in the draft. What do you guys think?

13. LAR Monroe Freeling OT Georgia

24. CLE Omar Cooper Jr. WR Indiana

29. KC Kayden McDonald DT Ohio State

39. CLE Chris Bell WR Louisville

54. PHI Sam Hecht OC Kansas State

118. DET Malachi Fields WR Notre Dame

2027 DET 2nd
2027 PIT 2nd
2027 PHI 4th


Traded Away

Pick 6

Pick 70

Pick 149

Pick 206

Pick 248

2027 HOU 5th

2027 CLE 7th

2027 LAC 7th

Pick 8

Pick 42

Pick 107

2027 CLE 5th

Pick 9

Pick 146

Pick 10

Pick 41

2027 CLE 4th

Pick 53

Pick 61

Ok, I just had the impossible draft. If this happened in real life I would be THRILLED!!! Like I KNOW we need a LT but to get those 3 WRs would change our offense forever to something explosive.

6. CLE Carnell Tate WR Ohio State
24. CLE Makai Lemon WR USC
39. CLE Chris Bell WR Louisville
70. CLE Dametrious Crownover OT Texas A&M
110. CIN Connor Lew OC Auburn

Traded Away
Pick 107
2027 LAC 7th

Yeah, I don't think it's realistic... but he was there, so I took him.

I don't hate it. Bell at #39 is the only one that stings a little knowing he probably won't be at his strength for 2 years. Still in recovery in 2026, then comes a pseudo rookie year in 2027. I haven't seen the reports on when he will be recovered yet, but they would definitely slow play it in this scenario unless you are trading Jerry Jeudy away. Now, they would have him to slide into Jeudy spot as early as 2027 if he was going to be traded. If not, Jeudy is gone in 2028 anyway.

It might be best case scenario though. If both Proctor and Freeling are gone at #24, there isn't another LT to step in and play immediately. Crownover, unless he improves a lot, is going to be a swing guy, so it might still be a little high for him. I really like Lew at Center.

What did you get for trading 107 and 2027 7th pick?

I feel we need to draft an OT with one of our firsts. AB did a good job building the OL so far but there's still a hole at LT that has to be filled. JMO

What does anyone think of a scenario where we take BPA at#6 be it Downs or one of the edge rushers to pair with Myles and then take the best WR available at #24 and at#39 take the best OT on the board. I’m not saying that we should do this but i’m just putting it out there for discussion.

At the top of the draft best player available is best and fill needs later.

I’m leaning that way myself

If I'm reading you correctly I agree. Part of the evaluation process on BPA includes needs. And while this an extreme example of it the chiefs wouldn't draft a QB in round one even if the player himself were BPA. They have zero need to invest that highly at the QB position. They might use it as an opportunity to trade down but they wouldn't draft that QB.

I feel like these all kind of go hand in hand..

First, best player available is always one of the best options... What if BPA is Jeremiah Love? All facets of the process say that he is generational and worthy of a top 5 draft pick. What if it goes, Medoza, Reese, Bain, Styles and Downs with the first 5 picks.

The #1 QB is gone and there isn't another one in sight
The #1 and #2 EDGE rushers are gone, do you take the #3 because Myles might not be around for the remainder of his contract?
The #1 safety is off the board and it is debateable whether a safety should be in the top 5 to begin with, just the BPA argument comes into play and he fits the bill
The #1 LB is off the board and the next closest at his position is 2nd round grade...

So, in this scenario, you have:

Carnell Tate consensus #1 rated WR, and rated near this #6 overall pick
David Bailey the next best EDGE to the other two already off the board
Francis Mauigoa, consensus best offensive lineman, but definitely a RT or Guard in the NFL. No one is debating that he could be a left tackle.
Mansoor Delane, consensus best cornerback in the draft
The #1 RB Love...a RB...Really is the best player available. I think you might find it hard for any real NFL person to argue this if it's how it fell.

I think that is the list you are looking at if you are going BPA

Then you have needs:
Left Tackle. it is arguable who is the #1 tackle in the draft between Monroe Freeling and Kadyn Proctor
Wide Receivers, one is on the list above, then you go by preference Makai Lemon (best slot receiver), Jordyn Tyson (best overall in the draft but has injury history every year of his college career). Then you also have outliers that are not in the consensus top 3 like Denzel Boston, who I personally have ranked #2 behind Tate and KC Conception, Omar Cooper II or Chris Brazell that have first round followers as well as low 2nd round people.

So here is the situation, we NEED a WR 1 in the worst way, we NEED a LT in the worst way.

Problem: You have a consensus of one WR as a true #1 in the draft, Carnell Tate, you have a consensus that there are only two players in the draft that have a better than decent shot at being a consistent starter at Left Tackle, Freeling and Proctor. All (3) could be gone by pick #24, ONE there is absolutely no question he will be gone by #24, Tate.

Either or both of the tackles might be there, but there is a very real chance neither are.

Take another player than Tate at #6 and you could also be looking at someone like KC Conception, Omar Cooper II or Chris Brazell as the receiver you pick, that no one knows whether they have the skill set to be a #1 WR.

One thing I am certain of... There will not be a starter caliber LT available at #39


So, here is my solution..

#6 Carnell Tate, no matter what, unless of course he is picked ahead of us. If he is chosen before us, do everything in your power to trade down to acquire a 2027 first round pick.
#24. trade up to #17 using #24 and #70. One or both of the LT should still be on the board at that time. If one or the other go a lot higher than that, you might want to consider using more draft capital to move up further than #17. OR if you have traded down, use that pick on the LT of your choosing, then trade up with #24 to get either Makai Lemon, Jordyn Tyson or Denzel Boston.

Then use that #39 on BPA instead of #6. The likelihood of there being a player that can step in either immediately or as a near future replacement for a current starter is going to be very high. Using this pick to just go after a position like LT will most likely be a losing proposition.

Honestly I didn't know Bell was injured. I would have probably taken a different WR if I knew that. I just figured whoever it was could sit a year or be quality depth because Tate and Lemon would te your one Juedy your 2 and then Lemon as your slot. None of the LTs I liked were available at 24 so Crown was just available so I took him as a project tackle. I think Lew could be a starter and at worst be depth where we currently don't have much.

Honestly I didn't know Bell was injured. I would have probably taken a different WR if I knew that. I just figured whoever it was could sit a year or be quality depth because Tate and Lemon would te your one Juedy your 2 and then Lemon as your slot. None of the LTs I liked were available at 24 so Crown was just available so I took him as a project tackle. I think Lew could be a starter and at worst be depth where we currently don't have much.

Yeah, Bell tore his ACL this past season in November. I don't think he is going to be ready to start the season for sure, but I haven't really seen any reports.

I don't think any of the starters in this draft are day 1 guys that will just step in, but I think there are a few that are pretty high ceilings at center. Lew is right at the top of my list.

Here is a question for you all!

Can Caleb Downs, from the free safety position, become the future lead person in the secondary to replace Denzel Ward?

Obviously, it would require a secondary scheme change.

My thinking is that Cleveland most likely won't have the opportunity to draft Ward's replacement anytime soon. It won't be much longer before Ward's talent starts to diminish or, worse, gets hurt.

Caleb is the best player in this draft. It's hard for me to grasp passing on proven talent for two high-potential players in Tate and Freeling. Then again, it's the free safety position.

Downs was available in 2 of my mocks and I was tempted - ultimately WR is a bigger need. We don't need to replace a WR who is a leader like Ward has been for the secondary - we need a competent #1 WR. Period.

Redo -

9. KC Caleb Downs S Ohio State
24. CLE Kadyn Proctor OT Alabama
39. CLE Denzel Boston WR Washington
70. CLE Jadarian Price RB Notre Dame
146. CLE Deion Burks WR Oklahoma
149. CLE Keagen Trost OT Missouri
206. CLE Nate Boerkircher TE Texas A&M
248. CLE CJ Daniels WR Miami (FL)

2027 KC 2nd --- Gave up #6 and 107.

Dropped to #9 with KC and took Downs. Like the results overall. At 70 Jadarian Price was too good to pass up considering Judkins injury.

To be honest, I think this is a draft of the ordinary except at top 5. Unless Tate is there at 6 I strongly want to trade down if we can't find a partner to trade down then take the best player available. If baily is there at 6 I take him if Tate is gone. next I would take downs. No one admires the safety position until you have a really elite player there like Ed Reeds. I take baily over downs because Baily and Myles will create hell on earth for offensive lines. There would be no deep balls because they would never have time to throw them. If I were to build a defense I would spend most of the cap for the defense all on DE,DT and a blitzing LB. It would be a 4-3 defense with a roaming LB blitzing from where ever he feels like it. If your DTs require double teams and your DEs require double teams then who is there to stop that LB? You don't need a great secondary if the QB never has time to throw the ball. With Bailey they can't triple team miles or Baily will eat them alive. We would go from a good defense to an elite defense right off the bat. ALL QBs throw picks when under pressure all game. They have to start throwing blind because they have less than 2 seconds to throw the ball. By the time Baily's rookie contract is up Myles would be retired or playing for a lot less money. Then you hope you have a third DE ready to step up so you always have 2 great DE.

Honestly, the only good fruit is on the defensive side for this draft. I like Tate but to me he is a true number 2 wr and not a one. Lemon is a slot receiver and not a one. They are good WRs. Neither is really worth a top 10 pick IMHO. The LT's are not all that great either. They are all projects at best. I think they are all a reach at the first round but we will probably take one out of need and [censored] up more first round picks.

I understand what you say - and I agree about trading down if there isn't a bona fide starter at a position of need where you draft, then trade down. I like Tate more than you and I think there are OT's in the draft well worth taking at 24 (or teens) - just not at 6.

With the defense and the impact of Baily - it's worth remembering the Offense scored less than 17 points per game. And if it was ONLY a case of building a D that gave up less than that, we might be okay. But ... we gave up 49 points directly off turnovers and ST play. Over the course of the season we gave up another 86-90 points off short fields. Meaning the O and ST gave away about 8.2 points per game by themselves. It's not reasonable to think you can hold teams to less than 10 points a game with your D. No matter how stacked. We have to be able to control some clock and score points - so no matter how loaded the draft is on the D side, we have no choice but to get better on offense. Honestly think at 39 and 70 - maybe even 146/149 - we can find WR's that would start ahead of the players n the roster today. Having a younger, healthier OL will help. We've already added in free agency - it would be nice to add another starter. Maybe two - but if not a starter, add someone that step in at OG or OT as back up when needed and be decent for 2 or 3 games.

As always - lots of permutations. Maybe we caught lightening in a bottle last year - but we got impact players at #33, #36 and #67 last year. All be it at positions Berry has shown a history of poor judgement (OL and WR) we only need 2 players out of our first 4 picks to be as good as those last year and we would be significantly better.