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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns drew a line under the quarterback search with Ward: B.

The Browns spent the pick that matters most on Cam Ward, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Johnson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

McCord has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cam Ward. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in the 67th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at Round 3, Pick 30 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
They liked Kyle McCord enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 104. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
A quiet steal in the 179th overall pick: Kyle Williams for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
They let Jack Kiser come to them and pounced at pick No. 192. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Nice patience on Jaylen Reed, who had no business lasting to pick 200. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray is a better player than pick No. 216 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
No edge and no loss on Jaylin Smith in pick 255; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.