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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns kept it disciplined and banked a B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Browns did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to cornerback, which was the need that mattered most. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Getting Warren where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 2 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Tyler Warren for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick 67 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe in Round 3, Pick 30 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Charles Grant
They let Charles Grant come to them and pounced at pick No. 104. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at the 179th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in slot 192 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at the 200th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick216 Rnd6 Ricky White III
Ricky White III at No. 216 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
They paid sticker price for Jackson Hawes in Round 7, Pick 39, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.