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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CLE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CLE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CLE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (CLE)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CLE)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (IND)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CIN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joey Bosa
LB
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Jake Browning
QB
Head Shot
Alex Leatherwood
OT
Head Shot
Jonathan Taylor
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Myles Garrett
DE
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Browns lost the trade table, and the D+ tells the story.

The tape said wait; the Browns did not. Barryn Sorrell went at slot 194, a good 118 picks before the board was ready. Put together, it is a D+.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The Bryant pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick 14 they get a ballhawk on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick22 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In the 22nd overall pick they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
By-the-book stuff, Jaxson Dart at the 33rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
They did well to land Tyleik Williams in pick No. 45, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in No. 67 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick86 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Value with a capital V on Isaiah Bond in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They liked Dylan Fairchild enough to skip the value, taking him in the 94th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cody Simon
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cody Simon. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick116 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
You do not let a tight end like Gunnar Helm reach pick No. 116 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
They will replay Sebastian Castro at Round 4, Pick 23 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick152 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
They barely believed it either: Hollin Pierce still on the board at pick 152. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A reach for Dont'e Thornton Jr. in slot 165; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah at the 181st pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Barryn Sorrell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Barryn Sorrell well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cobee Bryant
Circle this one: Cobee Bryant at No. 220 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick234 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
They let Cam Jackson come to them and pounced at the 234th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick253 Rnd7 Brady Cook
A reach on Brady Cook in pick 253; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick257 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
Gino Garcia at slot 257 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Stacking talent where they were already deep.