OG and BPA

Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (CLE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CLE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (TB)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Browns let Rourke fall into their laps, and walked away with a C+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Kurtis Rourke at the 216th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

On the needs board they went 8 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Hit on Ashton Jeanty and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 12 they get an every-down engine for the run game, outstanding value to boot.
Pick33 Rnd2 Mike Green
Nothing to complain about; Mike Green went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Fair-plus on Deone Walker, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick94 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
The board fumbled Maxwell Hairston all the way to Round 3, Pick 30, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at the 104th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick174 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in No. 174 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick192 Rnd6 Pat Bryant
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Pat Bryant in pick No. 192, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in the 200th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick216 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
They barely believed it either: Kurtis Rourke still on the board at the 216th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick235 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Steal is underselling it; Phil Mafah at pick No. 235 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
They will replay Jaylen Reed at Round 7, Pick 38 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.