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  • Templar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns won the night they stopped Borregales from sliding. Grade: B-.

When a board-topper like Andres Borregales slides to the 256th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Browns did not. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The cost of the Williams reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Aireontae Ersery. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Dylan Sampson in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
They reached into another round for Jaxson Dart, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick102 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Tai Felton at the 102nd overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
They will replay Sonny Styles at pick 163 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at pick No. 177 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick190 Rnd6 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway in No. 190 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick198 Rnd6 Nohl Williams
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nohl Williams this early at pick No. 198. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at pick 214 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in the 215th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick256 Rnd7 Andres Borregales
Andres Borregales in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Stacking talent where they were already deep.