2010 Browns draft grades pt. 2

The Browns gathered a lot of 8 players from the draft this year. Yesterday I graded the first half of the picks. Today I will wrap up the final 4 and give the Browns an overall draft grade. There are a few criteria by which I handed out my grades: did the player fill a need, what type of impact will they have on the team (both immediate and in the future), and when they were drafted (reach? value?).

Round 3 pick 92 Shawn Lauvao (guard/tackle, Arizona State) - B

Browns 2010 draft pick grades

Based upon what I have read on various sites, Browns fans are split over their opinions of the team's draft.

I am by no means an expert, but here is my grade of the first four picks the Browns made in this year's draft (later picks' grades will be posted tomorrow along with an overall draft grade). There are a few criteria by which I handed out my grades: did the player fill a need, what type of impact will they have on the team (both immediate and in the future), and when they were drafted (reach? value?).

Round 1 pick 7 Joe Haden (cornerback, Florida) - B-

Trading up, a fourth draft option for the Browns?

Recently there have been rumors floating around that the Browns have talked to Saint Louis about trading up to the number one pick. The only logical reason for the Browns moving up would be to draft quarterback Sam Bradford out of Oklahoma.

The price to jump ahead six picks would be steep. According to experts and draft charts, the Browns would need to give up their first and second round picks in this year’s draft along with the team’s first round pick in next year’s draft. Even that may not be enough.

My first round mock

Last week I criticized the mock drafts of ESPN’s two draft head honchos. I believe that it is easy to critique something without offering up one’s own opinions. Thus if I do not give any insight into what I think the Browns should do with the seventh pick, I would think of myself as quite the hypocrite.

Here are my three top things the Browns could do with the seventh pick in the upcoming draft. I tried to make them realistic in the sense that I did not choose anyone for the pick if they would likely not be available.