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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

The Browns treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 4, Pick 2 on JJ Pegues a full 80 spots early.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They banked enough surplus on Marshall Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 2 they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jalen Milroe
A big swing on Jalen Milroe at the 33rd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Donovan Jackson in Round 3, Pick 3. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick94 Rnd3 Trevor Etienne
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trevor Etienne well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at slot 104 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick179 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
A conviction pick on KeAndre Lambert-Smith at pick 179 that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick192 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
No edge and no loss on Tyler Cooper in the 192nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kevin Jennings
Value said wait; Kevin Jennings in No. 200 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at pick No. 216 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick255 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Good price on Teddye Buchanan in slot 255, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.