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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: B.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Browns spent their marquee pick on Cam Ward, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Sanders falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Ward at the Round 1 slot, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick33 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon at pick No. 33 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo in Round 3, Pick 3 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
A tidy bit of business in the 94th overall pick, where Danny Stutsman graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick103 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
No edge and no loss on Lathan Ransom in No. 103; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
A running back of that caliber at the 165th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick181 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
A slide stopped in slot 181, with Quincy Riley worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick194 Rnd6 Woody Marks
Woody Marks is a better player than pick 194 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick202 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at the Round 6 slot is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Ja'Quinden Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick217 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
A tidy little value on Hayden Conner in Round 6, Pick 39, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick257 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Miles Frazier in slot 257. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.