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Jan 23

  • Pike DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Amari Cooper
WR
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Browns cashed the board's mistake on Mondon Jr.: C-.

The Browns spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 99 name on the board, in the 198th pick.

The Howard reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Will Campbell
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Will Campbell. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kenneth Grant at Round 2, Pick 1. The roster fit checks out.
Pick34 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
They jumped the gun on Matthew Golden, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in pick 38 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jihaad Campbell in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick80 Rnd3 Will Howard
Will Howard at pick No. 80 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick94 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Taking TreVeyon Henderson in No. 94 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick102 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They will replay Malachi Moore at slot 102 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at the Round 4 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick163 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at No. 163 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick177 Rnd6 Mason Taylor
A tight end of that caliber at the 177th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick190 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
They barely believed it either: Joshua Gray still on the board at Round 6, Pick 15. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick198 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to pick 198, and they scooped it up. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Circle this one: Jay Higgins at the 214th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Somehow Jordan Hancock was still sitting there in pick No. 215, and they pounced on premier safety value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick256 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Steal is underselling it; Donovan Edwards at slot 256 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.