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Draft Selections
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CLE)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CLE)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CLE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CLE)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Browns: B-.

The Browns bet big and early on Isaiah Davis, 32 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick55 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Lynn Polk. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick86 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 86 with a little surplus value in Roman Wilson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick135 Rnd4 Austin Booker
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Austin Booker. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick156 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis at slot 156 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick205 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They took Christian Jones at par in Round 6, Pick 30, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kenny Logan Jr.
They went early on Kenny Logan Jr. in the 208th pick, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick228 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nathaniel Watson in slot 228, miles early. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.