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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CLE)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CLE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (CLE)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE Florida State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CLE)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CLE)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Samuel Brown Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CLE)
Samuel Brown
WR Miami
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (CLE)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaydn Ott
RB California
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (IND)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (JAX)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAR)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LAR)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DET)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Samuel Brown Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (PHI)
Samuel Brown
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAR)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CAR)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CAR)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DET)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (DET)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Quenton Nelson
OG
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Chandler Zavala
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Amari Cooper
WR
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Deshaun Watson
QB
Head Shot
Jack Conklin
OT
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Jedrick Wills Jr.
OT
Head Shot
Joel Bitonio
OG
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Juan Thornhill
S
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Nick Chubb
RB
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Wyatt Teller
OG
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Za'Darius Smith
DE
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Browns robbed the room for Nussmeier. Final grade: D+.

When a board-topper like Garrett Nussmeier slides to the 96th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Browns did not. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.

Reaching for Roberts left real value on the table behind him. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

The Browns paired the rookies with proven help, Quenton Nelson leading the way. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick No. 4 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick19 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Carson Beck
Carson Beck at No. 33 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jordan Hancock
A quiet steal in the 38th pick: Jordan Hancock for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Deone Walker
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deone Walker. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ajani Cornelius
A clean, defensible pick in the 49th overall pick with a little surplus value in Ajani Cornelius. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick65 Rnd3 Ollie Gordon II
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ollie Gordon II at Round 3, Pick 1 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter slipping to slot 66 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at the 68th pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
They let Jay Higgins come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 26. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick96 Rnd3 Garrett Nussmeier
Circle this one: Garrett Nussmeier at No. 96 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Kevin Winston Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
Good price on Patrick Payton in pick No. 104, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
A real head-scratcher, Jaeden Roberts in the 107th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick118 Rnd4 Theo Wease Jr.
They reached into another round for Theo Wease Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
Value with a capital V on Daylen Everette in Round 4, Pick 28, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick155 Rnd5 Samuel Brown
No edge and no loss on Samuel Brown in pick No. 155; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick176 Rnd6 David Bailey
They read the board right and David Bailey was the payoff at the 176th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaydn Ott
They paid sticker price for Jaydn Ott in pick 188, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.