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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD- FutureB-
The Browns won the night they stopped Brooks from sliding. Grade: C+.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Browns shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Brooks. The McLeod reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Travis Hunter in slot 4. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in pick 33 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow slid further than he should have, and Round 3, Pick 3 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They let TreVeyon Henderson come to them and pounced at No. 69. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe in the 94th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A slide stopped in pick No. 104, with Kevin Winston Jr. worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool slipping to the 179th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jalen McLeod
Jalen McLeod at pick No. 192 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick200 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Nothing to complain about; KeAndre Lambert-Smith went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
They robbed the room for Tahj Brooks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick255 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
Zeek Biggers at the 255th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.