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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CLE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CLE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (CLE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SEA)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (SEA)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (SEA)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesC- FutureB-
The Browns answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: B.

The Browns did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and T.J. Sanders fell into Round 6, Pick 30. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They have staked the next five years on Cam Ward, which is the only story that really matters here. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In slot 18 they get the face of the franchise, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at pick 36 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick50 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
The board fumbled Wyatt Milum all the way to pick 50, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in No. 67 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
Circle this one: Jahdae Barron at pick No. 82 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick93 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the 93rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tre Harris
Steal is underselling it; Tre Harris at Round 4, Pick 2 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick180 Rnd6 Josaiah Stewart
They robbed the room for Josaiah Stewart here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dylan Fairchild
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Dylan Fairchild in slot 187, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick205 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at the 205th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick214 Rnd6 Xavier Restrepo
You do not let a wide receiver like Xavier Restrepo reach No. 214 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick215 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
Taking Zy Alexander in the 215th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.