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    Browns
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns answered their biggest question with Sanders. Grade: B-.

The Browns treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 33rd overall pick on Jalen Milroe a full 61 spots early. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Whatever Shedeur Sanders becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Harvey pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In slot 2 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jalen Milroe
A real head-scratcher, Jalen Milroe in the Round 2 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A slide stopped in pick 67, with TreVeyon Henderson worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at No. 94 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at Round 4, Pick 2 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick179 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
The board had RJ Harvey higher than the 179th overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick192 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in the 192nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jay Higgins. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick216 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in pick 216 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
They paid sticker price for Jaylin Smith in Round 7, Pick 39, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.