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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CLE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Browns for Simpson: B.

When a board-topper like Jaylin Simpson slides to slot 243, you do not overthink it, and the Browns did not. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick54 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Taking Adonai Mitchell in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick85 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in pick 85 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick156 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at slot 156 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick206 Rnd6 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in No. 206 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jaylin Simpson
The board fumbled Jaylin Simpson all the way to the 243rd overall pick, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.