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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Players traded away
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Michael Dunn
OG
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureB-
The Browns landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

Nobody else had Wyatt Milum anywhere near Round 2, Pick 1. The Browns did, by 29 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Johnson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

Hit on Abdul Carter and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 2nd overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum in the 33rd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in Round 3, Pick 3 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at pick No. 94 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips in slot 104 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
No drama and no debate, Tyler Shough went about where he belonged in No. 139. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at slot 179 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser slid further than he should have, and Round 6, Pick 16 is lovely value for the linebacker. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick209 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
By-the-book stuff, Joshua Gray at No. 209 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Desmond Watson
A big swing on Desmond Watson at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jahvaree Ritzie
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jahvaree Ritzie this early at pick No. 255. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.