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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
DL-EDGE Georgia
Jahfari Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jahfari Harvey
DE-EDGE SMU
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Browns: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Browns took Jahfari Harvey a full 279 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Getting Wells Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
They paid sticker price for Jaxson Dart in No. 33, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey at the 67th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Kaimon Rucker
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kaimon Rucker. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 David Walker
They reached into another round for David Walker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
Value said wait; Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins in slot 165 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jahfari Harvey
Jahfari Harvey in Round 6, Pick 3 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson at slot 194 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick202 Rnd6 Pat Bryant
They will replay Pat Bryant at pick No. 202 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd6 Phil Mafah
You do not let a running back like Phil Mafah reach No. 216 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 217 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick257 Rnd7 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.