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  • TimBro59 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CLE)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (KC)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
The Browns kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Red Murdock at slot 147, a reach of 40 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

They banked enough surplus on Hurst to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick 9 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In pick No. 24 they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Blake Miller
A wild overpay on Blake Miller in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick70 Rnd3 Max Klare
You do not let a tight end like Max Klare reach the 70th overall pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Devin Moore
They paid a round early for Devin Moore in Round 3, Pick 10, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
By-the-book stuff, Jalon Kilgore at slot 107 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A clean, defensible pick in the 139th pick with a little surplus value in Ar'maj Reed-Adams. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick147 Rnd5 Red Murdock
Red Murdock at No. 147 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick204 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ted Hurst in pick No. 204, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
No drama and no debate, Trey Zuhn III went about where he belonged in the 248th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.