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2-17-25

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    Browns
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Browns watched Cam Skattebo slide 97 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The cost of the Caldwell reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They have staked the next five years on Shedeur Sanders, which is the only story that really matters here.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They barely believed it either: Tyler Warren still on the board at pick No. 33. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
Taking Nick Emmanwori in slot 67 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick94 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
You do not let a running back like Quinshon Judkins reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick103 Rnd4 Carson Schwesinger
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Carson Schwesinger at pick 103 is the proof. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick165 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Chris Paul Jr. at the 165th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick181 Rnd6 Savion Williams
They robbed the room for Savion Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 194th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick202 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in No. 202 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock is a better player than pick No. 216 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217 Rnd6 Andres Borregales
The board fumbled Andres Borregales all the way to slot 217, and they scooped it up. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell in the 257th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.