Hunter @ 30

Draft Selections
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Draft Picks Traded
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (DAL)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The Browns spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Omarr Norman-Lott, the No. 71 name on the board, in pick 255. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They have staked the next five years on Jaxson Dart, which is the only story that really matters here. Dart has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jaxson Dart
In slot 2 they get a franchise quarterback, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
They robbed the room for Ashton Jeanty here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 Armand Membou
Armand Membou in pick No. 67 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick94 Rnd3 Mike Green
You do not let an edge rusher like Mike Green reach the 94th overall pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Trey Amos
Circle this one: Trey Amos at Round 6, Pick 3 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick192 Rnd6 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at No. 192 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel in pick 211 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at slot 216 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jack Bech
Jack Bech in the 239th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick255 Rnd7 Omarr Norman-Lott
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick 255 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.