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Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
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
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Browns did enough to get by: C+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Kyle Louis at Round 4, Pick 7 is 44 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

The Hurst value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 9 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Hit on Monroe Freeling and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In the 6th pick they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 24 they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
They liked Omar Cooper Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 39. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick70 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Taaffe at the 70th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick107 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kyle Louis well ahead of where he belonged. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
A premium they did not need to pay, Tanner Koziol a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts in the 147th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick204 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst in Round 6, Pick 25 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They took Trey Zuhn III at par in pick No. 248, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.