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Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns found their guy under center in Sanders: B.

The tape said wait; the Browns did not. Jimmy Horn Jr. went at pick No. 198, a good 110 picks before the board was ready.

They banked enough surplus on Monangai to cover a lot of smaller sins. The whole projection now runs through Shedeur Sanders; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 2nd overall pick they get the face of the franchise. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Warren at the 33rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at slot 67 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick94 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, TreVeyon Henderson in No. 94, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at pick 102 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick163 Rnd5 CJ West
A big swing on CJ West at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
They robbed the room for Jeffrey Bassa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They barely believed it either: Jay Higgins still on the board at slot 190. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Value said wait; Jimmy Horn Jr. in the 198th pick says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick214 Rnd6 Hunter Wohler
A wild overpay on Hunter Wohler in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
They paid up for Seth McLaughlin at Round 6, Pick 40 when waiting would have done the job. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick256 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Kyle Monangai in No. 256 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.