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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Browns and Evans: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Mitchell Evans got past him. The Browns do not have to explain a thing at Round 6, Pick 3. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. 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.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nick Emmanwori at pick 33 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A slide stopped in slot 67, with TreVeyon Henderson worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
No edge and no loss on Jaylin Noel in the 94th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at pick No. 104 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick179 Rnd6 Mitchell Evans
The board fumbled Mitchell Evans all the way to the 179th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick192 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing JJ Pegues in the Round 6 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
A straight-up fair deal on Kyle Williams at No. 200, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick216 Rnd6 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Ja'Quinden Jackson at pick 216 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad in the 254th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.