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Draft Selections
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Draft Grade — Browns
Overall
A-
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
A passer of the future in Ward, and a A-, for the Browns. The Browns bet big and early on Ethan Downs, 160 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.
That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Whatever Cam Ward becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.
Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.
Pick Analysis
Pick8
Rnd1
Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45
Rnd2
Omarion Hampton
Value with a capital V on Omarion Hampton in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick57
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the 57th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick74
Rnd3
Elic Ayomanor
A tidy bit of business in No. 74, where Elic Ayomanor graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104
Rnd4
Savion Williams
Savion Williams in the 104th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111
Rnd4
Ethan Downs
A big swing on Ethan Downs at slot 111, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick114
Rnd4
Ozzy Trapilo
They barely believed it either: Ozzy Trapilo still on the board at pick 114. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick140
Rnd5
Carson Schwesinger
They will replay Carson Schwesinger at the 140th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick142
Rnd5
Kalel Mullings
Kalel Mullings in No. 142 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick146
Rnd5
Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at pick No. 146 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163
Rnd5
Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick173
Rnd5
Jacob Parrish
A cornerback of that caliber at the 173rd pick is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177
Rnd6
Barryn Sorrell
They reached a country mile for Barryn Sorrell at Round 6, Pick 1, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179
Rnd6
Luke Lachey
A conviction pick on Luke Lachey at slot 179 that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick192
Rnd6
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. slipping to pick No. 192 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick200
Rnd6
Teddye Buchanan
A wild overpay on Teddye Buchanan in the 200th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick206
Rnd6
Jasheen Davis
They talked themselves into Jasheen Davis at slot 206, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick216
Rnd6
Steven Parker
Steven Parker at the 216th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230
Rnd7
J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver in pick 230 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick242
Rnd7
Carson Vinson
Steal is underselling it; Carson Vinson at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick254
Rnd7
Sean Martin
Sean Martin in No. 254 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.



























