Jeanty falls to 30

Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
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
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Ward in the fold, and a B+ for the Browns.

The Browns did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Omarr Norman-Lott fell into the 254th overall pick.

Whatever Cam Ward becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In No. 3 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Shemar Stewart
Shemar Stewart in pick No. 33 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick34 Rnd2 Armand Membou
They read the board right and Armand Membou was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick65 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at slot 65 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in pick 67 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in pick No. 94, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Josaiah Stewart
The board fumbled Josaiah Stewart all the way to the 104th pick, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
Circle this one: Nick Emmanwori at the 105th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick179 Rnd6 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at No. 179 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Azareye'h Thomas
Somehow Azareye'h Thomas was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 16, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick200 Rnd6 Bradyn Swinson
Bradyn Swinson at pick 200 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jack Bech
They barely believed it either: Jack Bech still on the board at pick No. 216. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Omarr Norman-Lott
Taking Omarr Norman-Lott in Round 7, Pick 38 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.