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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CLE)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (LAR)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LAR)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Will Kacmarek; the Browns did not wait, grabbing him 31 spots ahead at pick No. 248.

The Taaffe pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick29 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In the 29th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick70 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
A safety of that caliber at No. 70 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick93 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
A tidy bit of business in slot 93, where Omar Cooper Jr. graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Caden Curry
No drama and no debate, Caden Curry went about where he belonged in the 107th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
No edge and no loss on Tanner Koziol in slot 144; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick147 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at the 147th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Pat Coogan well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick204 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trey Zuhn III. It fills a real need, too.
Pick248 Rnd7 Will Kacmarek
They reached a country mile for Will Kacmarek at pick No. 248, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.