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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Browns spent the 139th pick on Nadame Tucker, a name most had 29 spots down the list.

On value alone, Harvey makes the weekend a net positive. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In slot 6 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In pick No. 24 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They paid up for Jake Slaughter at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at the 70th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick107 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
The board had Chandler Rivers higher than the 107th pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick139 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
A wild overpay on Nadame Tucker in pick 139, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in pick No. 144 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick204 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in No. 204 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
A cornerback of that caliber at the 248th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.