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02-27-25
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Branch DRAFTING FOR THEBrowns
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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1
(NYG)
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2
(CIN)
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(NYG)
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(DET)
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(NYG)
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(DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Jake
Browning
QB
Andru
Phillips
CB
Players traded away
Amari
Cooper
WR
Myles
Garrett
DE
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall
D+
ValueB
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Browns lost the trade table, and the D+ tells the story. There is reaching, and then there is Trey Moore at the 206th overall pick. The Browns jumped the board by 88 and dared it to prove them wrong. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.
The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The Mafah pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The Browns clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.
On the needs board they went 9 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.
Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.
Pick Analysis
Pick3
Rnd1
Mason Graham
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside. A real need, handled.
Pick28
Rnd1
Landon Jackson
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nick Emmanwori at the 33rd pick is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick60
Rnd2
Aireontae Ersery
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Aireontae Ersery at the 60th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick62
Rnd2
Zy Alexander
Good price on Zy Alexander in pick No. 62, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67
Rnd3
TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson slid further than he should have, and pick 67 is lovely value for the running back. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick101
Rnd3
Will Howard
No drama and no debate, Will Howard went about where he belonged in slot 101. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103
Rnd4
Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at Round 4, Pick 2 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118
Rnd4
Lander Barton
They reached into another round for Lander Barton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick165
Rnd5
Tyler Cooper
The board had cheaper options than Tyler Cooper at pick 165, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick181
Rnd6
Mitchell Evans
They barely believed it either: Mitchell Evans still on the board at the 181st pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick194
Rnd6
JJ Pegues
A tidy little value on JJ Pegues in the 194th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick206
Rnd6
Trey Moore
Trey Moore at No. 206 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216
Rnd6
Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217
Rnd6
Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at slot 217 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick257
Rnd7
Gino Garcia
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gino Garcia in Round 7, Pick 39, miles early. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.