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Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CLE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CLE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Browns bled value on every deal, hence the C.

The phones were a trap the Browns kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Oben reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Johnson.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori slipping to Round 2, Pick 1 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
A running back of that caliber at slot 67 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
A slide stopped in pick 68, with Elic Ayomanor worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
A quiet steal in No. 94: Barrett Carter for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They took Jordan Phillips at par in pick No. 104, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at the 108th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
They let DJ Giddens come to them and pounced at the 179th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick192 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd6 RJ Oben
They reached a country mile for RJ Oben at No. 200, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick216 Rnd6 Bilhal Kone
Bilhal Kone at the 216th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick255 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
Good price on Ty Hamilton in the 255th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.