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Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns robbed the room for Dixon. Final grade: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Thaddeus Dixon at the 248th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. If Lance pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 6th overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value. More want than need.
Pick24 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In No. 24 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at the 39th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick107 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in pick No. 107 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A straight-up fair deal on Jaeden Roberts at Round 5, Pick 1, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick144 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Drew Allar. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick147 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
By-the-book stuff, Beau Stephens at slot 147 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp is a better player than the 204th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick248 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in slot 248 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.