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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: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Thomas
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Browns let Bowman Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

When a board-topper like Billy Bowman Jr. slides to pick No. 181, you do not overthink it, and the Browns did not.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Andrew Thomas pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at No. 33 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 3: Jaxson Dart for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
They did well to land Denzel Burke in slot 94, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They let Malachi Moore come to them and pounced at pick No. 103. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at pick 165 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick181 Rnd6 Billy Bowman Jr.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Billy Bowman Jr. in the 181st pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick194 Rnd6 Pat Bryant
You do not let a wide receiver like Pat Bryant reach the 194th overall pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick202 Rnd6 Logan Brown
They will replay Logan Brown at slot 202 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick216 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in pick No. 216 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick217 Rnd6 Addison West
Addison West slipping to Round 6, Pick 39 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick257 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
Taking Zeek Biggers in the 257th pick is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.