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    Browns
Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CLE)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CLE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAR)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAR)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Higbee
TE
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesB+ FutureA+
The Browns kept it disciplined and banked a B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Browns took Garrett Dellinger at the Round 6 slot, roughly 91 spots before his name belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They banked enough surplus on Marks to cover a lot of smaller sins. The Browns clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
No drama and no debate, Josh Simmons went about where he belonged in No. 12. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick33 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
They jumped the gun on JT Tuimoloau, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick57 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
By-the-book stuff, TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 57 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick67 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. slipping to slot 67 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
A wild overpay on Jalen Milroe in the 74th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
A big swing on Antwaun Powell-Ryland at pick 90, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at the 94th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick100 Rnd3 Will Howard
Will Howard in pick 100 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Nohl Williams
They reached into another round for Nohl Williams, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick126 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Oronde Gadsden II. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at slot 165 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at the 181st overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Garrett Dellinger
They talked themselves into Garrett Dellinger at pick No. 190, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick194 Rnd6 Chimere Dike
They paid a round early for Chimere Dike in the Round 6 slot, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick204 Rnd6 Woody Marks
A running back of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 26 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jack Kiser at pick No. 207 is the proof. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick216 Rnd6 Kitan Crawford
Kitan Crawford at No. 216 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd6 Zeek Biggers
A conviction pick on Zeek Biggers at slot 217 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Gino Garcia well ahead of where he belonged. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick257 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in the 257th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.