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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Ward headlines a B weekend for the Browns.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Browns reached some 75 spots for Jimmy Horn Jr., and value like that does not grow back. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They have staked the next five years on Cam Ward, which is the only story that really matters here. That Hampton pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick 2 they get a passer to set the clock by. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Shemar Stewart
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Shemar Stewart in the Round 2 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in Round 3, Pick 3 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
They barely believed it either: Isaiah Bond still on the board at No. 94. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
A quiet steal in the 104th overall pick: Gunnar Helm for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick179 Rnd6 Logan Brown
Taking Logan Brown in the 179th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick192 Rnd6 CJ West
A reasonable price with a little left over, CJ West in the Round 6 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
The board had Jaylen Reed higher than the 200th pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Nice patience on Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, who had no business lasting to pick 216. The roster fit checks out.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at Round 7, Pick 39 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.