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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (JAX)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (MIN)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (JAX)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (JAX)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PHI)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (PHI)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CIN)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Mac Jones
QB
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Devin Singletary
RB
Players traded away
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Amari Cooper
WR
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Denzel Ward
CB
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Deshaun Watson
QB
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Greg Newsome II
CB
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Jedrick Wills Jr.
OT
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Jordan Hicks
LB
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Kadarius Toney
WR
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Myles Garrett
DE
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Pierre Strong Jr.
RB
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Shelby Harris
DT
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Siaki Ika
DT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D+
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureA+
The Browns answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: D+.

The Jah Joyner pick is the one that will follow the Browns into the fall. They took him 46 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They have staked the next five years on Cam Ward, which is the only story that really matters here.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Cam Ward
No edge and no loss on Cam Ward in No. 3; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick5 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick 5 they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the 64th overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A big swing on Donovan Jackson at the Round 3 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at pick No. 94 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick103 Rnd4 Devin Neal
They barely believed it either: Devin Neal still on the board at Round 4, Pick 2. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jah Joyner
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jah Joyner. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.