The Cleveland Browns should have done much better than they did in last April’s NFL Draft as they had 4 of the first 52 picks in it.  But, they only got two productive players in those picks.  First off was center Alex Mack who was picked in the first round (#21 overall) out of California.  He played in 16 games (all starts) for the Browns and after a slow start he turned into one of the big reasons that the Browns’ running game picked up on the inside because the man is a brawler.  The Browns looked like they whiffed with their first pick in the 2nd round (#36 overall) when they picked WR Brian Robiskie out of Ohio State.  He played in 11 games and he caught 7 passes for 106 yards (15.1 avg)  and he also made 3 tackles.  The sad thing about Robiskie is that he couldn’t get on the field despite the team’s troubles at WR.  Mohamed Massaquoi was the other WR the Browns took in the 2nd round (#50 overall) out of Georgia.  He was hit and miss in games but his overall production was not too bad considering who the Browns were playing at QB.  He played in 16 games for the Browns last season and he caught 34 passes for 624 yards (18.4 avg) with 3 TD grabs and he also had 5 tackles.  OLB/DE David Veikune out of Hawaii was also picked in the second round of the draft (#52 overall) and he did nothing to help the Browns.  He played in 10 games for the Browns last season and he made ZERO tackles!  Inside linebacker Kaluka Maiava was a good pick for the Browns in the 4th round (#104 overall) out of USC.  He played in all 16 games for the Browns last season and he made 45 tackles, defensed 2 passes, forced 2 fumbles and he had 2.5  sacks.  At the very least Maiava will be a decent back-up for the Browns in 2010 and beyond.  CB Coye Francies (6th round, #191 overall) out of San Jose State didn’t show much as a rookie last season.  He played in 6 games for the Browns and he made 4 tackles and defensed 1 pass.  RB James Davis (6th round, #195 overall) out of Clemson missed most of the season due to injury after having a fantasic pre-season for the Browns.  He played in 2 games for the Browns last season and he carried the ball 9 times for 15 yards (1.7 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 5 yards (1.3 avg).  CB Don Carey was also selected in the 6th round (#177 overall) out of Norfolk State but he missed his rookie season due to a shoulder injury and he was claimed off waivers by the Jaguars.

GRADE FOR 2009:  C-

GRADE FOR THE FUTURE:  C