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    Browns
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CLE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CLE)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CLE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CLE)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CLE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Cayden Lee Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
Cayden Lee
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DAL)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIA)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CAR)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeeJay Dallas
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Larceny in the 69th overall pick lands the Browns a B-, Styles and all.

Everything else got attention, and edge rusher got none. That is a strange way for the Browns to leave a draft.

Getting Styles where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The cost of the Leigh reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 4 they get a rangy last line of defense at fair value.
Pick21 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In slot 21 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick38 Rnd2 Arch Manning
They paid sticker price for Arch Manning in pick No. 38, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the 69th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick113 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling at No. 113 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at the 144th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Fair-plus on Ar'maj Reed-Adams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick153 Rnd5 Connor Tollison
Connor Tollison in pick No. 153 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jordan Castell
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Castell. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tristan Leigh
A reach for Tristan Leigh in slot 224; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
Quietly one of the better values of the day, De'Zhaun Stribling at the 241st overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Cayden Lee
Cayden Lee at Round 7, Pick 26 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.