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RUN ON APR 20, 2025

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  • ScottPawlus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Dillon Gabriel selection is the head-turner. The Browns reached 59 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. On value alone, Stout makes the weekend a net positive.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 2 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
No edge and no loss on Princely Umanmielen in the 33rd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dillon Gabriel
They reached a country mile for Dillon Gabriel at the 67th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Charles Grant
A tidy little value on Charles Grant in slot 94, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Tai Felton at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
A clean, defensible pick in No. 179 with a little surplus value in DJ Giddens. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick192 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
Fair-plus on JJ Pegues, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick200 Rnd6 Upton Stout
They read the board right and Upton Stout was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 Simeon Barrow Jr.
They paid up for Simeon Barrow Jr. at slot 216 when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ethan Downs well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.