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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CLE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CLE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CLE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PHI)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (PHI)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tylan Grable
OT
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Devin Singletary
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Amari Cooper
WR
Head Shot
Myles Garrett
DE
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
A passer of the future in Ward, and a D+, for the Browns.

The Browns put a flag in the ground for Ty Hamilton, 48 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Shough. The Browns paired the rookies with proven help, Devin Singletary leading the way.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Cam Ward
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Ward at slot 3, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick30 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a bendy edge with upside, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel in the 33rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick60 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos is a better player than pick No. 60 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick62 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
A reasonable price with a little left over, Alfred Collins in the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick65 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
The board had TreVeyon Henderson higher than No. 65, and the running back fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jack Bech
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jack Bech. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
No drama and no debate, Dylan Fairchild went about where he belonged in the 94th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick101 Rnd3 Cody Simon
They reached into another round for Cody Simon, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick103 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
Sai'vion Jones in Round 4, Pick 2 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick165 Rnd5 Terrance Ferguson
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Terrance Ferguson in pick No. 165, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They paid sticker price for Jaylen Reed in pick 181, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick194 Rnd6 Ty Hamilton
A big swing on Ty Hamilton at the 194th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick198 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at the 198th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick202 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 202 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick257 Rnd7 Tosh Baker
A premium they did not need to pay, Tosh Baker a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.