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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns let Majors fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jake Majors, the No. 92 name on the board, stolen at No. 256.

Reaching for McCord left real value on the table behind him. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 2 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
The board had Omarion Hampton higher than the 33rd overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Somehow Colston Loveland was still sitting there in slot 67, and they pounced on premier tight end value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at pick 94 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Demetrius Knight Jr. at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kaleb Johnson
A running back of that caliber at No. 163 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Malachi Moore
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malachi Moore in the 177th pick, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick190 Rnd6 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in Round 6, Pick 15 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in pick 198 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick214 Rnd6 Sebastian Castro
You do not let a safety like Sebastian Castro reach Round 6, Pick 39 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jermari Harris
The board fumbled Jermari Harris all the way to the 215th pick, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the 256th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.