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Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Dylan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Dylan Stewart
LB-EDGE South Carolina
Payton Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Payton Pierce
LB Ohio State
Drew Mestemaker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Drew Mestemaker
QB Oklahoma State
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Walker Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Walker Lyons
TE USC
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Dezz Ricks Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Dezz Ricks
CB Texas A&M
Players traded away
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Cornelius Lucas
OT
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Julian Okwara
LB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesD FutureB-
The Browns cashed the board's mistake on Bowen: C+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Eli Bowen slide, and the Browns were the ones holding the card at Round 4, Pick 7. Highway robbery. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

They are betting Stewart proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Leonard Moore
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dylan Stewart
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a double-digit-sack hope, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Payton Pierce
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Pierce at pick 39, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick70 Rnd3 Drew Mestemaker
A reach on Drew Mestemaker in the 70th pick; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Eli Bowen
Eli Bowen at pick No. 107 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139 Rnd5 Xavier Scott
They read the board right and Xavier Scott was the payoff at slot 139. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Walker Lyons
Walker Lyons at the 144th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick147 Rnd5 Monroe Mills
Monroe Mills at No. 147 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Brandon Inniss
Brandon Inniss at pick No. 204 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Dezz Ricks
They took Dezz Ricks at par in the 248th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.