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  • Templar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (CLE)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CLE)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Browns: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Browns started one anyway for Will Howard, 67 picks ahead of schedule. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Landing Skattebo that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 2 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 33rd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Will Howard
Will Howard at Round 3, Pick 3 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A premium they did not need to pay, Jordan Burch a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at pick No. 103 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick167 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at No. 167 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Sonny Styles
They will replay Sonny Styles at Round 6, Pick 3 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick191 Rnd6 Will Lee III
They talked themselves into Will Lee III at the 191st overall pick, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick203 Rnd6 Nick Nash
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nick Nash. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at the Round 6 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Xavier Truss
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Xavier Truss well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.