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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
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The Browns drew a line under the quarterback search with Ward: B.

Start where it matters. The Browns took Cam Ward to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Griffith has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Landing Riley that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 7 of 9 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen slipping to Round 2, Pick 1 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in slot 67 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo slid further than he should have, and the 94th overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
A big swing on Sai'vion Jones at No. 104, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kalel Mullings
Steal is underselling it; Kalel Mullings at pick No. 179 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick192 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They let Dont'e Thornton Jr. come to them and pounced at the 192nd pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick200 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Quincy Riley in pick 200, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
They paid up for Jamon Dumas-Johnson at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick255 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in pick No. 255 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.