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Draft Selections
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CLE)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

The Browns bet big and early on Michael Barrett, 29 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

They banked enough surplus on Knox to cover a lot of smaller sins. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 3 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick54 Rnd2 Junior Colson
Junior Colson in No. 54 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick85 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
The board had cheaper options than Brenden Rice at the 85th pick, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
They will replay Isaiah Adams at pick 156 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick206 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
They reached a country mile for Michael Barrett at Round 6, Pick 31, and the board is aghast. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick243 Rnd7 Trey Knox
The board fumbled Trey Knox all the way to slot 243, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.