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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CLE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CLE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Gardner Minshew
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Myles Garrett
DE
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Browns got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Browns did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Put together, it is a D-.

Dart has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Nolen falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick28 Rnd1 Aireontae Ersery
In slot 28 they get an anchor for the offensive line, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Walter Nolen in the Round 2 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
They reached into another round for Jaxson Dart, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick60 Rnd2 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor at pick No. 60 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
The board had cheaper options than Maxwell Hairston at No. 67, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick94 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A slide stopped in the 94th pick, with Donovan Jackson worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in pick 103 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at slot 165 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.