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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Browns: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Browns did exactly that with Dayon Hayes in the 194th overall pick. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wells Jr.. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 2nd overall pick they get juice off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
They took Jaxson Dart at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kaimon Rucker
Kaimon Rucker at pick No. 67 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at slot 94 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jalen McLeod
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jalen McLeod well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt in pick 165 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick181 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Bhayshul Tuten in Round 6, Pick 3, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick194 Rnd6 Dayon Hayes
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dayon Hayes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick202 Rnd6 Nohl Williams
The board fumbled Nohl Williams all the way to No. 202, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Somehow Antwane Wells Jr. was still sitting there in pick 216, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd6 Clay Webb
They talked themselves into Clay Webb at the 217th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick257 Rnd7 Brady Cook
Brady Cook in the 257th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.