Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 26: Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State (A-)
Round 1 Pick 31 (DEN): Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State (A)
Round 2 Pick 3: Ryan Shazier, OLB, Ohio State (B+)
Round 2 Pick 31 (DEN): Cyril Richardson, OG, Baylor (B+)
Round 3 Pick 7: Chris Borland, ILB, Wisconsin (
Round 3 Pick 19: Lache Seastrunk, RB, Baylor (A)
Round 4 Pick 6: Terrance Mitchell, CB, Oregon (A)
Round 4 Pick 27: Devonta Freeman, RB, Florida State (A)
Round 5 Pick 5: David Fales, QB, San Jose State
Round 6 Pick 4: Ryan Carrethers, DT, Arkansas State (B-)
Round 7 Pick 3: De'Anthony Thomas, RB, Oregon (D)

Your Future Picks:
2015 Round 1 Pick
2015 Round 1 Pick (DEN)
2016 Round 1 Pick
2016 Round 1 Pick (DEN)

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 9 (BUF): Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo (A)
Round 1 Pick 19 (MIA): Calvin Pryor, FS, Louisville (A-)
Round 1 Pick 26: Odell Beckham, WR, LSU (B+)
Round 2 Pick 3: Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State (A)
Round 3 Pick 1 (HOU): Weston Richburg, C, Colorado State (A)
Round 3 Pick 7: Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB, Nebraska (
Round 4 Pick 6: Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio State (A)
Round 4 Pick 10 (STL): Christian Jones, ILB, Florida State (B+)
Round 6 Pick 4: David Fales, QB, San Jose State (B+)

@poeticg said:

Simulator aside... What do you guys think about taking Sammy Watkins at #4 and then trading back up with our other first and a third, maybe a forth and taking Mike Evans as well.WR#1- Josh GordonWR#2- Sammy WatkinsWR#3- Mike EvansWR#4- Travis BenjaminTE#1- Jordan CameronTE#2- Colt LyerlaHaving all these targets for Bryan Hoyer would be awesome though, right?

No offense but that'd be a colossal waste of picks.

WR#1- Josh Gordon

WR#2- Sammy Watkins

WR#3- Mike Evans

WR#4- Travis Benjamin

TE#1- Jordan Cameron

TE#2- Colt Lyerla

Having all these targets for Bryan Hoyer would be awesome though, right?

4

QB BLAKE BORTLES

CENTRAL FLORIDA

26

WR MARQISE LEE

USC

35

G DAVID YANKEY

STANFORD

71

CB BRADLEY ROBY

OHIO STATE

83

ILB CHRISTIAN JONES

FLORIDA STATE

102

RB CARLOS HYDE

OHIO STATE

123

TE C.J. FIEDOROWICZ

IOWA

133

G CHRIS WATT

NOTRE DAME

164

RB DEANTHONY THOMAS

OREGON

195

WR CODY LATIMER

INDIANA

I'd rather that be Teddy Twatwater than Bortles but I'd take this for sure

4 WR SAMMY WATKINS CLEMSON - adds what many consider the best WR in this years draft.

26 QB JOHNNY MANZIEL TEXAS A&M - I would say it this way... RG3 is a poor mans Johnny Football.

35 WR JARVIS LANDRY LSU - adds a really nice receiver that makes amazing catches, even if he only gets one hand on it.

71 RB LACHE SEASTRUNK BAYLOR - adds a fast, shifty runner with excellent hands and a fifth gear rare to RBs.

83 S AHMAD DIXON BAYLOR - adds a nice S that could step in next to Ward to create one of the best S duos in the NFL.

102 CB STANLEY JEAN- BAPTISTE NEBRASKA - adds a good CB with good size at nearly 6'3" who can help cover taller WRs.

123 TE JACOB PEDERSEN WISCONSIN - adds a big TE that can catch and help free up Cameron.

This would give us:

QB- Hoyer/Manziel

RB- Seastrunk/Lewis/Baker

WR- Gordon/Watkins/Landry/Benjamin/Little

TE- Cameron/Pedersen/Barnidge

CB- Haden/Baptise/Skrine/McFadden

S - Ward/Dixon/Gipson

FB- There is a really nice traditional FB available in the fifth, hope he's there.

Round 7 Pick 3: Christian Kirksey, OLB, Iowa (A) - Same as before, no way I expect that he's still around.

Round 5 Pick 5: Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB, Nebraska (A-) - I don't expect this guy to be gone by the end of the third, maybe in the fourth. He's built like Richard Sherman, biggest CB prospect in the draft.

Round 4 Pick 6: Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois (A-) - Getting this guy in the fourth is a steal. Not sure if this happens, as it means we'd have to cut Weeden.

Round 3 Pick 7: Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington (A) - Vertical, explosive runner, fills our need at RB. I think he's a better prospect than Hyde.

Round 1 Pick 4: Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina (A) - We need the BPA at 4 overall. This guy may be the greatest individual talent in the draft. Bridgewater and Bortles were gone, Manziel is too big a question mark to take this early. With him, our defensive line becomes absolutely stacked, and we play more sets with 4 down linemen.

Round 1 Pick 26: Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State (A-) - Seeing as we passed on the top 3 QBs, we're still hurting in this regard. Luckily, Carr fell to this position, and taking him here is a much better value than for any QB with the 4th overall.

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 6 (ATL): Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
Round 1 Pick 26: Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
Round 2 Pick 3: David Yankey, OG, Stanford
Round 2 Pick 5 (ATL): Louchiez Purifoy, CB, Florida
Round 3 Pick 7: Ka'Deem Carey, RB, Arizona
Round 3 Pick 19: Yawin Smallwood, ILB, Connecticut
Round 4 Pick 6: Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU
Round 4 Pick 27: Marqueston Huff, FS, Wyoming
Round 5 Pick 5: Justin Ellis, DT, Louisiana Tech
Round 6 Pick 4: J.C. Copeland, FB, LSU
Round 7 Pick 3: Ronald Powell, OLB, Florida

• 6 of the 10 sims took a QB at #4 (Teddy 3 times; Bortles once and Carr twice).
• 5 of the above 6 took a WR at #26 (most often M. Lee); the 6th took a RB (Mason)
• 4 of the 10 Sims took Watkins at #4 followed by Manziel at #26.

Each of the 10 Computer sim of our Browns included: 1-QB, 2-WRs, 1-RBs, 1-C, 2-OGs for 7 of our 10 picks... (70 of 100).
For the other 30 picks:

• 6 of 10 included two RBs and 1 of 10 included 3 RBs (8 of 100);
• 3 included OTs (3 of 100);
• 4 included a DE (4 of 100);
• 1 included a DT (1 of 100);
• 1 included a DT (1 of 100); and
• 7 included 1 CB; 3 included 2 CBs. (13 of 100).

Nothing earth shattering, but it gives some insight into the sim's designers' evaluation of our team and the areas needing improvement... primarily QB, RB, WR, and O-line.

Since they "update the site every Tuesday" it may be interesting to see whether or not patterns vary with time.

@mike-h said:

I have 1 QB, 2 WR, 2 RB, 1 TE, 1 OG, 1 CB, 1 ILB, 1 S ... Have a couple of different versions, but most have that same make-up of positions. have to really think about DL and OL some more, I think. Not sure how confident they are in all those guys, particularly Rubin for his salary cap hit, Desmond Bryant's health, Mitch Schwartz and both OGs.

I just dove into D-line prospects while doing a second draft for the Texans, who need some help there. As stacked as I thought we are (especially if in route to a 4-3), I had not given D-line much thought, but you raise some points I had not considered. I think/ hope most of them resolve themselves, or move significantly towards resolution, by the Combine.

Anyway... there's a kid at Louisiana Tech named Justin Ellis that is blowing me away. It's a real "man among boys" scenario... and not in a Jerry Sandusky way. And apparently it carried over to the Senor Bowl against better competition. He's 6'2 342 lbs and has been clocked at 5.3 in the 40. Right now the kid has a Round 4/5 tag.

@mike-h said:

My first mock Im publishing has Borland, Ladler, Gilmore, James White and Gaines. LOL.

LOL.. Having 2nd thoughts now?