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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
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
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
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 200th pick: the Browns steal Bassa and grade out a B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Jeffrey Bassa tumbling to the Browns in pick 200 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They are betting Gadsden II proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 2 they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They read the board right and Nick Emmanwori was the payoff at slot 33. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
By-the-book stuff, Quinshon Judkins at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel in Round 3, Pick 30 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Phillips. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in the 179th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick192 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 192, where JJ Pegues graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
Circle this one: Jeffrey Bassa at the 200th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
They will replay Tahj Brooks at Round 6, Pick 40 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick255 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway at the 255th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.