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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Eric Gregory Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Eric Gregory
DL Arkansas
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

Nobody had Dayon Hayes this high, and it is not close. The Browns reached 77 spots to get him at the Round 6 slot.

The Rourke pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In slot 2 they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea at the 33rd overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
They paid a round early for Jared Ivey in pick 67, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel in Round 3, Pick 30 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
This one needs a full-page explanation: Sai'vion Jones in the 103rd pick, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Donovan Edwards
They talked themselves into Donovan Edwards at No. 165, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke in Round 6, Pick 3 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick194 Rnd6 Karene Reid
Karene Reid in No. 194 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick202 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
Steal is underselling it; JJ Pegues at the 202nd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick216 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217 Rnd6 Dayon Hayes
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dayon Hayes well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick257 Rnd7 Eric Gregory
They jumped the gun on Eric Gregory, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.