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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Sam Brown Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Sam Brown Jr.
WR Miami
Draft Picks Received
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NO)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Cam Ward is the Browns' quarterback, full stop.

Martinez falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Reaching for Trapilo left real value on the table behind him.

They went 8 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in slot 33 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
The board had cheaper options than Ozzy Trapilo at the 71st overall pick, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick94 Rnd3 Tre Harris
They will replay Tre Harris at pick No. 94 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kevin Winston Jr. in No. 104. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at Round 4, Pick 29 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179 Rnd6 O'Donnell Fortune
They robbed the room for O'Donnell Fortune here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick192 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
You do not let a running back like Damien Martinez reach pick 192 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the 200th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
Nice patience on Nazir Stackhouse, who had no business lasting to No. 216. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick255 Rnd7 Sam Brown Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sam Brown Jr. at slot 255 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.