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    Browns
Draft Selections
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
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Browns looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jaxson Dart at pick 33 regardless, 25 picks early.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Jackson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
They paid sticker price for Abdul Carter in slot 2, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
A wild overpay on Jaxson Dart in pick 33, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
No edge and no loss on Jayden Higgins in pick No. 67; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick94 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A reach for Cam Skattebo in Round 3, Pick 30; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 103rd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.