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Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CLE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Browns cashed the board's mistake on Blue: C.

The board owed the Browns one, and it paid up: Jaydon Blue, the No. 175 name on the board, sitting there at the 216th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In slot 17 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at pick No. 33 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick49 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A running back of that caliber at the Round 2 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Donovan Jackson in the 67th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A straight-up fair deal on Deone Walker at pick 81, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
They paid sticker price for Jalen Milroe in Round 3, Pick 30, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in the 104th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick179 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at No. 179 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
A tidy bit of business in pick 192, where Jack Kiser graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick200 Rnd6 Connor Colby
Connor Colby slid further than he should have, and pick No. 200 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
You do not let a running back like Jaydon Blue reach the 216th pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick255 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
A quiet steal in slot 255: LaJohntay Wester for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.