Thirty-one other rooms let Cam Skattebo slide, and the Browns were the ones holding the card at pick No. 214. Highway robbery. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

They have staked the next five years on Cam Ward, which is the only story that really matters here. If Igbinosun pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Adding Rhamondre Stevenson by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Bottom line, with Cam Ward leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.