Safety in 2nd rd, trade down

Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureA
Good, not great, for the Browns: B.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jamon Dumas-Johnson in slot 216, a good 22 spots before the room expected him.

Mullings falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
By-the-book stuff, Ashton Jeanty at the Round 1 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart at the 33rd pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick38 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at pick No. 38 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They paid a round early for Ozzy Trapilo in the 67th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte in No. 94 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at slot 104 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kalel Mullings
The board fumbled Kalel Mullings all the way to No. 179, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in the 192nd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick200 Rnd6 Karene Reid
The board had cheaper options than Karene Reid at the 200th pick, and it noticed. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Value said wait; Jamon Dumas-Johnson in pick 216 says they were not listening. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick255 Rnd7 Nick Martin
Nick Martin in Round 7, Pick 39 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.