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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns won the night they stopped Hancock from sliding. Grade: B.

The Browns did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jordan Hancock fell into slot 254. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Lindenberg reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 2 they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at No. 33 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
The board had TreVeyon Henderson higher than the Round 3 slot, and the running back fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick94 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A tidy bit of business in the 94th overall pick, where Andrew Mukuba graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Value with a capital V on Jaylin Noel in slot 104, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick179 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in Round 6, Pick 3 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick192 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
Taking DJ Giddens in pick No. 192 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick200 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II slipping to the 200th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd6 Cody Lindenberg
Cody Lindenberg in pick 216 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
You do not let a safety like Jordan Hancock reach No. 254 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.