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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CLE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CLE)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CLE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CLE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CLE)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (CLE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (WSH)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (WSH)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Browns a B-.

The Browns treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 105 on Sai'vion Jones a full 121 spots early.

The Carter pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. On the needs board they went 9 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 7 they get a workhorse for the backfield. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ajani Cornelius
Value said wait; Ajani Cornelius in Round 2, Pick 6 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick56 Rnd2 Trey Amos
No drama and no debate, Trey Amos went about where he belonged in pick 56. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kurtis Rourke
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kurtis Rourke. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick105 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
Sai'vion Jones at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Tory Horton
They read the board right and Tory Horton was the payoff at the 118th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They left a pile of value on the table to take Connor Colby this early at the 152nd pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick166 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They paid a round early for Zane Durant in pick 166, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick183 Rnd6 Barrett Carter
They will replay Barrett Carter at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick187 Rnd6 Terrance Ferguson
A wild overpay on Terrance Ferguson in Round 6, Pick 12, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jordan Hancock in pick No. 204, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at No. 213 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick215 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to the 215th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.