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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CLE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Draft Picks Received
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NO)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CAR)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (PHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CAR)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (NO)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (NO)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Players Gained
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Khalil Shakir
WR
Players traded away
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Amari Cooper
WR
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David Bell
WR
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Greg Newsome II
CB
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Jack Conklin
OT
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Jedrick Wills Jr.
OT
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Juan Thornhill
S
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Nick Chubb
RB
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Wyatt Teller
OG
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D+
ValueA NeedB TradesF FutureA-
The Browns bet the future on Ward. The board says D+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Brashard Smith had no business being available in the 193rd pick, and the Browns did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The process wobbled, and the D+ is where it lands.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They have staked the next five years on Cam Ward, which is the only story that really matters here.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In No. 8 they get their quarterback of the future. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty in pick 39 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
They will replay Wyatt Milum at slot 44 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick61 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in pick No. 61 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick70 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 6, and they pounced on premier safety value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
They robbed the room for Walter Nolen here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick93 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the 93rd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick94 Rnd3 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Armand Membou
The board fumbled Armand Membou all the way to No. 106, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick107 Rnd4 DJ Campbell
They barely believed it either: DJ Campbell still on the board at pick 107. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jermari Harris
Steal is underselling it; Jermari Harris at the 113th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at Round 5, Pick 1 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Xavier Restrepo
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 165 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick183 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in pick 183, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick193 Rnd6 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at the 193rd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick215 Rnd7 Jake Majors
Circle this one: Jake Majors at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.