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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CLE)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns kept it disciplined and banked a B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Quinn Carroll, 97 picks early at Round 5, Pick 28. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

However the rest shakes out, Mondon Jr. at that price is a win they earned. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
By-the-book stuff, Abdul Carter at Round 1, Pick 2 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They let Emeka Egbuka come to them and pounced at pick No. 33. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
You do not let a linebacker like Jihaad Campbell reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick94 Rnd3 Will Howard
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Will Howard well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, TreVeyon Henderson in pick 103, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 Quinn Carroll
Quinn Carroll at No. 165 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick181 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick194 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 194 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick202 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton in pick No. 202 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick216 Rnd6 Gentry Williams
A big swing on Gentry Williams at Round 6, Pick 41, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick217 Rnd7 Logan Parr
Logan Parr at the 217th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.