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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Browns: B.

The Browns went off the board in a big way for Phillip Webb, 83 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Rourke. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 2 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Mike Green
Fair-plus on Mike Green, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Taking Kaleb Johnson in No. 67 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They did well to land Charles Grant in the 94th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They took Jordan Phillips at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke in Round 6, Pick 3 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
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 also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They paid sticker price for Jay Higgins in the 200th pick, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick216 Rnd6 Willie Lampkin
Steal is underselling it; Willie Lampkin at the 216th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick255 Rnd7 Phillip Webb
Phillip Webb in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.