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  • jacks04 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Picks Received
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedA- TradesA FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Ward in the fold, and a B+ for the Browns.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Browns committed. Cam Ward is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Every board in the league had Conner lower, and that gap is the story. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Kiser pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
Cam Ward at Round 1, Pick 2 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kenneth Grant at No. 33 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick76 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They read the board right and Quinshon Judkins was the payoff at pick 76. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They let Ozzy Trapilo come to them and pounced at slot 94. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick104 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
They liked Denzel Burke enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 4 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jalen McLeod
A big swing on Jalen McLeod at the 149th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 179th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
A quiet steal in pick No. 192: Jack Kiser for less than the market said. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick200 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hayden Conner well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jahvaree Ritzie
Jahvaree Ritzie at slot 216 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Smith at the 255th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.