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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Cornelius should have been long gone. The Browns pounced, and earned a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Ajani Cornelius, the 192nd overall pick, roughly 20 picks past where he belonged.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at the 33rd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 67 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Deone Walker
A slide stopped in pick 104, with Deone Walker worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick179 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
Quietly one of the better values of the day, RJ Harvey at the 179th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick192 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Steal is underselling it; Ajani Cornelius at slot 192 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed slipping to No. 200 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.