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  • a DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns cashed the board's mistake on Sampson: B.

The board owed the Browns one, and it paid up: Dylan Sampson, the No. 63 name on the board, sitting there at the 104th pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

The cost of the Reid reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 2 they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
A reach on Jaxson Dart in No. 33; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tre Harris
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 67 with a little surplus value in Tre Harris. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They read the board right and Ozzy Trapilo was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 30. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson in the 104th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Que Robinson
They liked Que Robinson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 179. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick192 Rnd6 Karene Reid
They jumped the gun on Karene Reid, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick200 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick216 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III in the 216th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Akili Arnold in pick 255, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.