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    Browns
Draft Selections
Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jackson Arnold
QB Auburn
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Michael Harris Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Michael Harris
LB Maryland
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CLE)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Jelani Thurman Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jelani Thurman
TE Ohio State
Isaiah Augustave Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CLE)
Isaiah Augustave
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C-
ValueF NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns answered their biggest question with Arnold. Grade: C-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Browns spent No. 204 on Jelani Thurman, a name most had 265 spots down the list.

They banked enough surplus on Lomu to cover a lot of smaller sins. Jackson Arnold is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

If Jackson Arnold and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jackson Arnold
In pick 4 they get a passer to set the clock by, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in the 27th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
A wild overpay on Zachariah Branch in pick No. 40, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Nico Iamaleava
Nico Iamaleava at slot 71 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Caleb Lomu
Caleb Lomu at the 106th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Michael Harris
Michael Harris at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick145 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
The board fumbled Nicholas Singleton all the way to pick 145, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick150 Rnd5 David Oke
David Oke at the 150th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jelani Thurman
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jelani Thurman well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick244 Rnd7 Isaiah Augustave
Value said wait; Isaiah Augustave in No. 244 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.