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Draft Grade — Browns
Overall
A
ValueA
NeedB+
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Browns let Fairchild fall into their laps, and walked away with a A. The Browns did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Dylan Fairchild fell into pick No. 256. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
The Browns paired the rookies with proven help, Blake Brandel leading the way. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 8 of 9 of the wish list covered.
Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Abdul Carter
In the 4th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33
Rnd2
Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty in No. 33 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick38
Rnd2
Cam Ward
Taking Cam Ward in the 38th pick is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69
Rnd3
Walter Nolen
Somehow Walter Nolen was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick102
Rnd4
Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in Round 4, Pick 1 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128
Rnd4
Wyatt Milum
The board fumbled Wyatt Milum all the way to pick 128, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163
Rnd5
Jahdae Barron
Circle this one: Jahdae Barron at slot 163 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick164
Rnd5
Tre Harris
They barely believed it either: Tre Harris still on the board at pick No. 164. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177
Rnd6
Colston Loveland
A tight end of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 2 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick190
Rnd6
Will Howard
Will Howard at pick 190 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick198
Rnd6
T.J. Sanders
They robbed the room for T.J. Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick214
Rnd6
Jihaad Campbell
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jihaad Campbell in slot 214, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick215
Rnd6
Josaiah Stewart
Steal is underselling it; Josaiah Stewart at No. 215 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick256
Rnd7
Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at pick No. 256 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.