Boards are made to be trusted, and the Browns shredded theirs for Emery Jones Jr.. He came off 41 spots early, and the room will hear about it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Tyler Guyton pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.
Landing Emmanwori that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.30
· Pick 30
· Nick Emmanwori
· S
· rank 19
In the Round 1 slot they get a centerfielder for the defense, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
R2.1
· Pick 33
· Emeka Egbuka
· WR
· rank 29
Good price on Emeka Egbuka in pick No. 33, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.12
· Pick 44
· Harold Fannin Jr.
· TE
· rank 51
Harold Fannin Jr. in the 44th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R3.3
· Pick 67
· Quinshon Judkins
· RB
· rank 67
No edge and no loss on Quinshon Judkins in Round 3, Pick 3; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.12
· Pick 76
· Carson Schwesinger
· LB
· rank 71
Fair-plus on Carson Schwesinger, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.2
· Pick 104
· Emery Jones Jr.
· OT
· rank 145
Emery Jones Jr. in No. 104 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.7
· Pick 109
· Jordan Phillips
· DT
· rank 110
Jordan Phillips in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.3
· Pick 179
· Cam Miller
· QB
· rank 208
Cam Miller at pick 179 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.16
· Pick 192
· Tyler Cooper
· OG
· rank 201
A conviction pick on Tyler Cooper at Round 6, Pick 16 that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
R6.24
· Pick 200
· Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
· OT
· rank 203
They took Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at par in slot 200, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.30
· Pick 206
· Woody Marks
· RB
· rank 196
Value with a capital V on Woody Marks in the 206th overall pick, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.40
· Pick 216
· Bilhal Kone
· CB
· rank 242
Bilhal Kone at No. 216 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.39
· Pick 255
· Jaylin Smith
· CB
· rank 265
Jaylin Smith at pick No. 255 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.