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Cleveland Browns
The Browns fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.
by Crunk ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 7 steals
· 2 reaches
The Browns did not so much draft Phillip Webb as overpay for him, 78 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.
That Johnson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.
The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.
Pick-by-Pick
Shemar Stewart in slot 15 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They read the board right and Nick Emmanwori was the payoff at pick 33. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Fair-plus on Jihaad Campbell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 65 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Donovan Jackson at Round 3, Pick 17 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They did well to land Gunnar Helm in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalen Milroe at the 103rd pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
You do not let a wide receiver like Tez Johnson reach pick 165 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Chase Lundt at the 181st overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Ollie Gordon II in No. 194 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Steal is underselling it; JJ Pegues at slot 202 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Value said wait; Phillip Webb in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Isas Waxter at pick No. 257 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.