Whoever sat across the table from the Browns should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.
Allar has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Cameron falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.
They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.15
· Pick 15
· Arvell Reese
· LB
· rank 7
In No. 15 they get a three-down second-level presence, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
R1.19
· Pick 19
· Carnell Tate
· WR
· rank 12
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.31
· Pick 31
· Colton Hood
· CB
· rank 25
In the 31st overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.7
· Pick 39
· Dillon Thieneman
· S
· rank 35
They did well to land Dillon Thieneman in the 39th pick, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.31
· Pick 63
· Jake Slaughter
· C
· rank 55
Value with a capital V on Jake Slaughter in pick No. 63, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.16
· Pick 80
· Jonah Coleman
· RB
· rank 66
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 16: Jonah Coleman for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
R4.7
· Pick 107
· Brian Parker II
· OT
· rank 105
They took Brian Parker II at par in pick 107, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.15
· Pick 115
· Jalen Farmer
· OG
· rank 106
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalen Farmer at slot 115. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.31
· Pick 131
· Drew Allar
· QB
· rank 156
They reached a country mile for Drew Allar at the 131st overall pick, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.6
· Pick 146
· Chris McClellan
· DT
· rank 141
Chris McClellan at slot 146 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.9
· Pick 149
· CJ Daniels
· WR
· rank 142
Fair-plus on CJ Daniels, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.14
· Pick 154
· Tim Keenan III
· DT
· rank 151
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tim Keenan III in the 154th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.14
· Pick 195
· Keagen Trost
· OT
· rank 179
Keagen Trost in No. 195 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.25
· Pick 206
· Josh Cameron
· WR
· rank 184
Steal is underselling it; Josh Cameron at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.31
· Pick 212
· Jadon Canady
· CB
· rank 209
A clean, defensible pick in pick 212 with a little surplus value in Jadon Canady. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.32
· Pick 248
· Fa'alili Fa'amoe
· OT
· rank 240
A tidy bit of business in Round 7, Pick 32, where Fa'alili Fa'amoe graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.