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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (CLE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CLE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (CLE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CLE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CLE)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CLE)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (CLE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CLE)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CLE)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
Garrett Greene Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Garrett Greene
QB West Virginia
Marcus Dumervil Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Marcus Dumervil
OT Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (WSH)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
Garrett Greene Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Garrett Greene
QB West Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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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: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (BUF)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
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Kareem Hunt
RB
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Malik Nabers
WR
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Devin Singletary
RB
Players traded away
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Deshaun Watson
QB
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Jerome Ford
RB
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Myles Garrett
DE
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Nick Chubb
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesF FutureA+
The Browns lost the trade table, and the D+ tells the story.

Some picks age like wine; Steven Parker at the Round 7 slot will need to, sitting 94 spots clear of his grade. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.

Bassa falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

The Browns clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the 32nd pick they get an enforcer at safety, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at No. 33 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They robbed the room for Jalon Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick61 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Circle this one: Omarion Hampton at pick 61 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick65 Rnd3 Trey Amos
Nice patience on Trey Amos, who had no business lasting to slot 65. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
A quiet steal in the 67th overall pick: Marcus Mbow for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick94 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Somehow Xavier Watts was still sitting there in pick 94, and they pounced on premier safety value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick96 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at the 96th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick102 Rnd4 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in the 102nd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They let Tez Johnson come to them and pounced at No. 104. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 132 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at Round 5, Pick 6 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick147 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
By-the-book stuff, Mitchell Evans at slot 147 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Nick Nash
No drama and no debate, Nick Nash went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 11. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
They went early on Chase Lundt in pick No. 163, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper at pick 177 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick190 Rnd6 Willie Lampkin
The board had Willie Lampkin higher than slot 190, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick193 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
They took Nazir Stackhouse at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick198 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in the 198th pick, plain and simple. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick214 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
They paid a round early for Seth McLaughlin in the 214th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in No. 215 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Connor Colby
You do not let an offensive lineman like Connor Colby reach Round 7, Pick 1 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jeffrey Bassa
A linebacker of that caliber at the 220th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick233 Rnd7 Upton Stout
They barely believed it either: Upton Stout still on the board at slot 233. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick236 Rnd7 Deion Burks
A wild overpay on Deion Burks in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Steven Parker
Value said wait; Steven Parker in pick No. 238 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick240 Rnd7 Stone Handy
Stone Handy at the 240th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Garrett Greene
They talked themselves into Garrett Greene at pick 248, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick256 Rnd7 Marcus Dumervil
Marcus Dumervil in No. 256 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.