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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Browns treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 217 on Phillip Webb a full 108 spots early. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 2 they get juice off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
No edge and no loss on Omarion Hampton in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
A reach for Jared Ivey in Round 3, Pick 3; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Hollin Pierce. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 David Walker
This one needs a full-page explanation: David Walker in No. 103, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
A conviction pick on Cobee Bryant at pick No. 165 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick181 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith in No. 181 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick194 Rnd6 Tonka Hemingway
They reached a country mile for Tonka Hemingway at the 194th pick, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jahvaree Ritzie
Jahvaree Ritzie at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick216 Rnd6 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at Round 6, Pick 38 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick217 Rnd6 Phillip Webb
A real head-scratcher, Phillip Webb in pick No. 217 is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick257 Rnd7 Nick Martin
They liked Nick Martin enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 257. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.