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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Browns and Paul Jr.: B.

The Browns did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Chris Paul Jr. fell into pick No. 215. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They are betting Truss proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 2nd pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe in the 33rd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Steal is underselling it; Colston Loveland at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
A running back of that caliber at slot 94 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick102 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They will replay Malachi Moore at No. 102 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick 163 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Cody Simon
They robbed the room for Cody Simon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick190 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to pick No. 190, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick198 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Theo Wease Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss in slot 214 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick215 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Chris Paul Jr. in No. 215, plain and simple. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick256 Rnd7 Nick Nash
A slide stopped in pick 256, with Nick Nash worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.