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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CLE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jeremy Crawshaw Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jeremy Crawshaw
P Florida
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Jeremy Crawshaw Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jeremy Crawshaw
P Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Browns worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The Browns went off the board in a big way for Barryn Sorrell, 110 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The Ferguson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 3 they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick29 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 29th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart at slot 33 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick34 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick65 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They paid sticker price for Quinshon Judkins in pick 65, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at the 67th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Smael Mondon Jr. a notch or two before his time. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick103 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 103rd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Circle this one: Tai Felton at pick 104 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cody Simon
They barely believed it either: Cody Simon still on the board at the 165th overall pick. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick181 Rnd6 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick194 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A tidy bit of business in slot 194, where JJ Pegues graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick202 Rnd6 Barryn Sorrell
A real head-scratcher, Barryn Sorrell in Round 6, Pick 24 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at pick No. 216 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Seth McLaughlin. It fills a real need, too.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jeremy Crawshaw
The board had cheaper options than Jeremy Crawshaw at the 221st pick, and it noticed. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick257 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Somehow Trevor Etienne was still sitting there in slot 257, and they pounced on premier running back value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.