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Cleveland Browns
The Browns won the night they stopped Lew from sliding. Grade: A-.
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2026 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
When a board-topper like Connor Lew slides to the 107th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Browns did not. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Kenyon Sadiq and all.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 24th overall pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. A real need, handled.
No edge and no loss on Emmanuel Pregnon in No. 39; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
A slide stopped in pick No. 70, with Omar Cooper Jr. worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
The board fumbled Connor Lew all the way to slot 107, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They let Will Lee III come to them and pounced at pick 133. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They took Chris McClellan at par in Round 4, Pick 39, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Dametrious Crownover in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Hezekiah Masses slid further than he should have, and the 146th pick is lovely value for the cornerback. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Isaiah World at Round 5, Pick 9. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Good price on Sawyer Robertson in pick No. 206, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Fa'alili Fa'amoe in pick 248 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
