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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Caden Prieskorn Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Caden Prieskorn
TE Ole Miss
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CLE)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (ATL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (ATL)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ATL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesC- FutureB+
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Browns: B-.

The Browns bet big and early on Caden Prieskorn, 265 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They banked enough surplus on Ransaw to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 2 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jalen Milroe
A real head-scratcher, Jalen Milroe in pick 33 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm in Round 3, Pick 30 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104 Rnd4 Caden Prieskorn
They left a pile of value on the table to take Caden Prieskorn this early at the Round 4 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in slot 179 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick192 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They let Ollie Gordon II come to them and pounced at the 192nd pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
A running back of that caliber at slot 200 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jarquez Hunter
Taking Jarquez Hunter in the 216th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick218 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tahj Brooks at pick No. 218. The roster fit checks out.
Pick242 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw at the 242nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.