To my knowledge the Browns will bring in the following as undrafted free agents:

Xavier Mitchell, DL, Tennessee
Austin Scott, RB, Penn State
Craig Hormann, QB, Columbia
Lance Leggett, WR, Miami (Fla.)
Jason Reda, K, Illinois
Brian Schaefering, DT, Lindenwood
Chase Ortiz, DE, Texas Christian
Xavier Mitchell, OLB, Tennessee
Tony Temple, RB, Missouri
Darnell Terrell, CB, Missouri
Robbie Powell, C Purdue
Brandon Copeland, WR, Bridgewater
Nick Moore, LB, Toledo
Bradely Glatthaar, RB, Cincinatti
Travis Thomas, RB, Notre Dame
James Lee, OT, South Carolina State
Jonathan Zenon, CB, LSU
Brian Stamper, OT, Vanderbilt
Jermaine Dias, OLB, Virginia
Justin Harrison, SS, Illinois
Kolo Kapunal, TE, West Texas A&M
Gerard Lawson, CB, Oregon State
Jerrid Gaines, CB, Miami (Oh.)

There may be more, but I haven't gotten word on any others. Almost none of these players will stick. Maybe one of the cornerbacks like Terrell or Zenon and maybe Ortiz and one of the offensive linemen.

After picking a linebacker, tight end, nose tackle and wide receiver, the Browns took defensive end with what should be the final pick of the draft. The pick was Alex Hall, a defensive end from St. Augustine.

I'm not going to lie, I've never heard of Alex Hall or St. Augustine. His official profile calls the 6-foot-4, 250-pounder a "rangy and athletic defender." To me, that means he's an outside linebacker candidate.

Overall, this seems to be an average group of draft picks. The Browns didn't address cornerback or safety, arguably their two biggest needs. Fortunately there are undrafted free agents that can be brought in.

After trading up in the fourth round to draft linebacker Beau Bell and back into the fourth for tight end Martin Rucker,t the Browns stayed at pick 190 in the sixth round to select Athyba Rubin, a defensive tackle from Iowa State.

Rubin, at 6-foot-3, 321 pounds, could be a backup for new nose tackle Shaun Rogers. He doesn't do a whole lot. Rubin is mostly a space filler who can take up multiple blockers. Hey, the guys at Mistake by the Lake are probably happy.

The Browns also traded to pick 191 in the sixth round to take Wisconsin wide receiver Paul Hubbard. I don't understand the pick. There's no way he's going to play. That pick was traded from Philadelphia who actually obtained the pick from the Browns in the first place.

Hubbard is a big player at 6-foot-3 and 221 pounds. Here's a video of Hubbard:

Just an FYI, the Rubin draft pick came from the Charlie Frye trade. The Hubbard pick came via the Hank Fraley trade. Not sure what the Browns gave up to give it back. Not a problem, though, Fraley has been a sound player.

With the 119th pick in the draft, the Broncos selected Kent State cornerback Jack Williams. As an Akron guy, it pains me to admit that Williams is one of my favorite players in the draft. Williams will give them good depth.

Browns beat writer Marla Ridenour reports that the Browns gave up this year's fifth-round pick to move up and take Beau Bell. Not a bad move.

By the way, the Sporting News has Bell rated the 19th best player in the draft; Martin Rucker the 84th.

Buffalo just took Akron Zips cornerback Reggie Corner. He's a solid player, but I'm surprised he went in the fourth round.

I publicly apologize to Zips fan Robert Ake about this one. I remember at an Akron game last year he turned to me and asked if Corner would be drafted and I said "no way." Whoops.

Corner is in a good spot. Even though Buffalo took Leodis McKelvin yesterday in round one, he'll easily make the team.

The Browns have just traded into the fourth round again. With pick 111 in the draft, they took tight end Martin Rucker from Missouri.

No word on this or the previous trade. Both were with Dallas, who the Browns traded with last year to pick Brady Quinn in the first round.

The Rucker trade is a little questionable. Clearly Kellen Winslow is the starter, but Steve Heiden has been a very good backup. Yes, he just had back surgery, but it's nothing serious.

Here's the skinny on Rucker from my site:

Rucker is one of the top 15 seniors in the 2008 NFL Draft class. His size, experience and production make him an intriguing prospect. Before his junior season, Rucker was stuck in an offense built around the running of Brad Smith. Since Chase Daniel has been the quarterback, Rucker has flourished and graduated as the most prolific receiver in the history of the university.

The Browns supposedly gave up next year's third-round choice to take Rucker. Earlier in the season, Phil Savage referred to Rucker as a first round player, so I'm sure he's happy with the pick. Some Browns fans on Scout.com are not so happy. Most wanted a cornerback.

The Browns have traded up in the draft to select UNLV inside linebacker Beau Bells. Not sure what they had to give up to move from pick 122 to 104.

Bell is a good player, though. He's big and physical. He could see playing time at any of the linebacker spots.

Mel Kiper of ESPN calls Bell an elite defender from the Western Athletic Conference. Bell's a big guy. He's 6-foot-1, 244 pounds and plays physical.

In 40 games, at UNLV, Bell had 305 tackles with 25 for a loss. He also had 10.5 career sacks. What I like is that he can drop back in coverage. As a senior, Bell broke up seven passes.

If you remember, the Browns took cornerback Eric Wright from UNLV last season.

Things are looking a little ominous for the Browns. Cliff Avril (Purdue), Shawn Crable (Michigan), Bruce Davis (UCLA), Andre Fluellen (Florida State), Antwaun Molden (Eastern Kentucky) and Charles Godfrey (Iowa) all went in the third round. To make things worse, Tyvon Branch and Justin King were also selected just prior to the Browns picks.

This doesn't feel good. Maybe Phil Savage can pull some kind of coup off.

Today and tomorrow, I'll be live blogging throughout the NFL Draft through my site, New Era Scouting. You can check out the blogging here. Since we have commenting turned off, leave any hatred toward me here.

If you're interested in such things, New Era Scouting will be providing free, instant updates all weekend.

I'll also be live-blogging tomorrow but will have some Browns-centric stuff here only.

This week, I'm going to preview the position needs for the Browns in the upcoming NFL Draft. The following is the final part of a very special mind-altering, five-part series. Each position will be given a draft likelihood — strong, average and low.

Likelihood: Average

What's there: Sean Jones is a rock at strong safety and one of the most underappreciated players in the league. Brodney Pool is good enough at free safety, although I'd rather seem him player cornerback against bigger receivers and backup at safety. It's doubtful the team will replace him, though. The backups, Mike Adams (free safety) and Nick Sorensen (strong safety), leave loads to be desired, especially Sorensen.

Position strength in draft: Safety is probably the poorest position in this year's draft.

Who to target: At strong safety; Josh Barrett (Arizona State), Jamar Adams (Michigan), Chris Horton (UCLA), Derrick Doggett (Oregon State). At free safety; Michael Grant (Arkansas), Haruki Nakamura (Cincinnati), Dennis Keyes (UCLA), Corey Lynch (Appalachian State), Ryan Mundy (West Virginia)

Final thoughts: Because this player is more of a luxury than anything else, the Browns should look at a safety in the seventh round. That eliminates Barrett, Adams and Horton for sure. Doggett, Grant and Lynch are developmental-type players. Nakamura and Mundy look like special teams guys.

The pick: Practically speaking about who might be there in the sixth or seventh round, I'd like the pick to be Doggett, a converted linebacker. Sure, Doggett looked terrible at safety during the Senior Bowl, but he has plenty of athleticism to work with. He'll immediately be a good special teams player and can help on run downs.

Last thoughts on the Browns draft: Some think the Browns will go after a wide receiver, but I don't see the logic there. With just four picks, currently, each one has to have some relevance.

Also, don't expect the team to move into the first day of the draft. Browns beat writer Marla Ridenour covers that here. I could, however, see general manager Phil Savage dealing into the late third round if a player they like drops.