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  • Tpz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Browns, and a B- to prove it.

There is reaching, and then there is Ty Robinson at pick 104. The Browns jumped the board by 60 and dared it to prove them wrong. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Jackson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 2nd overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Omarion Hampton. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
They talked themselves into Jalen Milroe at Round 3, Pick 3, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick94 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They barely believed it either: Donovan Jackson still on the board at No. 94. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
Value said wait; Ty Robinson in pick 104 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A premium they did not need to pay, Jaylen Reed a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick192 Rnd6 Vernon Broughton
They did well to land Vernon Broughton in No. 192, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick200 Rnd6 Caleb Rogers
Caleb Rogers at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick216 Rnd6 Alijah Huzzie
No edge and no loss on Alijah Huzzie in slot 216; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick255 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
They took Tonka Hemingway at par in pick 255, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.