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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB+ TradesC FutureA
The Browns robbed the room for Sanders. Final grade: B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: T.J. Sanders, the 256th overall pick, roughly 216 picks past where he belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 4th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Cam Ward
The board fumbled Cam Ward all the way to pick 33, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
They will replay Wyatt Milum at pick No. 67 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
You do not let a wide receiver like Jayden Higgins reach the 94th overall pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
Somehow Jahdae Barron was still sitting there in No. 102, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at slot 104 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in Round 5, Pick 26 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick177 Rnd6 Xavier Restrepo
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 177 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Taking Demetrius Knight Jr. in pick 190 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick198 Rnd6 Devin Neal
Circle this one: Devin Neal at Round 6, Pick 23 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick214 Rnd6 Dylan Fairchild
They barely believed it either: Dylan Fairchild still on the board at the Round 6 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Tre Harris
They robbed the room for Tre Harris here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick256 Rnd7 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders in slot 256 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.