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    Browns
Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CLE)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CLE)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CLE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CLE)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CLE)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CLE)
Smith Snowden
CB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Smith Snowden
CB Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Michael Carter II
CB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Browns let Lew fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Browns came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Lew. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Francis Mauigoa. The roster fit checks out.
Pick20 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
Jordyn Tyson is a better player than pick 20 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jayden Maiava
The board had cheaper options than Jayden Maiava at No. 37, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Taking Connor Lew in Round 3, Pick 4 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Austin Siereveld
Nice patience on Austin Siereveld, who had no business lasting to slot 103. It fills a real need, too.
Pick105 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the 105th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick145 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
Circle this one: DJ McKinney at pick 145 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146 Rnd5 Blake Miller
The board had Blake Miller higher than the Round 5 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 Chase Roberts
No drama and no debate, Chase Roberts went about where he belonged in the 148th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick204 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson in Round 6, Pick 26 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick241 Rnd7 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at pick No. 241 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick253 Rnd7 Smith Snowden
Smith Snowden in No. 253 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.