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NFL Analyst slams Cleveland Brown's first-round pick as 'worst' in the whole draft

Originally posted on Michigan Wolverines on SI
By Chris Breiler | Last updated May 11, 2025 1:05 PM ET

With rookie minicamp underway, I suppose it's never too early to determine that a player wasn't worthy of being a first-round pick - particularly when there's a 30-second clip to boost your argument.

On Saturday, John Fracella (who describes himself as an NFL Draft expert) took to Twitter/X to proclaim that the Cleveland Browns made a mistake by using their first-round pick on Mason Graham. The former Michigan Wolverine was an absolute menace during his time in Ann Arbor, helping lead the Wolverines to a national championship win in 2023. In 2024, Graham became just the 27th Wolverine to earn unanimous first team All-American honors.

But in spite of his dominance at Michigan, Fracella isn't sold on Graham as a first-rounder.

I don’t care what anyone says, this is not a 5th overall pick in the NFL Draft, you can’t draft people on ‘name value’
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— John Frascella (Football) (@NFLFrascella) May 11, 2025

Frascella went on to say that he views Graham as the worst pick in the whole draft.

Yeah they had such a polarizing draft, this was the worst pick in the whole draft, but schwesinger, gabriel, shedeur, judkins im good with those
— John Frascella (Football) (@NFLFrascella) May 11, 2025

Needless to say, plenty of fans took exception with Frascella's assessment of Graham.

I love football as much as anyone I’ve ever encountered and I miss it during the offseason BUT these video reactions to rookie mini camp NEED to stop. It’s embarrassing and pointless. A lot of DTs aren’t gonna look great running around doing cone drills. He plays in tight space https://t.co/hGpfdfZs1w
— Vance (@Vschmidt_8) May 11, 2025

You’re making this assessment based off him doing drills… he’s a defensive linemen. Wait Till the pads get on before you make assumptions. This guy is a baller. https://t.co/7PNvJM5xxa
— Crashout General (@MeeksBoi) May 11, 2025

The pads aren’t even on yet lol Mason is a dawg. Have you even watched his film? They drafted him that high for a reason and I’m not even a Browns fan. https://t.co/4m0mFMC4lV
— Abu Dhabi Papi (@MrGQ_Davis) May 11, 2025

i watched this dude for 3 years at michigan hes a dawg and will make these people look silly https://t.co/dgPjTnRo8S
— Ryan "We-Fense" Llanes (@RyanLlanes8) May 11, 2025

There is a coin flip chance he has the longest career and best career of any player in his draft class lol

And this guy is acting like he’s a burnout over a 20 second clip https://t.co/0fwD2x6ZR8
— Darth Ray-der (@CassellDawg17) May 11, 2025

We all know that there's really no such thing as a sure thing when it comes to NFL Draft picks. But when it comes to Graham, there's no reason to believe he won't be able to carry the success he achieved at Michigan into his new role with the Cleveland Browns. As is always the case, only time will tell.

This article first appeared on Michigan Wolverines on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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