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    Browns
Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CLE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CLE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (GB)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (GB)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (GB)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Rayuan Lane III Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Rayuan Lane III
S Navy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Browns: C+.

Nobody had J.J. Weaver this high, and it is not close. The Browns reached 203 spots to get him at pick 179. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Shough. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Their trades came out a wash either way.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jack Sawyer. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick23 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line, though they paid up to get him.
Pick33 Rnd2 Will Howard
Will Howard at the 33rd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick45 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in No. 45 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins is a better player than pick 67 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They read the board right and Jayden Higgins was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 16. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba slid further than he should have, and pick No. 94 is lovely value for the safety. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick124 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Denzel Burke in slot 124. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Clay Webb
Clay Webb in pick 159 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick179 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
They left a pile of value on the table to take J.J. Weaver this early at Round 6, Pick 3. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick192 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough in the 192nd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at No. 200 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jordan Hancock in the 216th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.