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  • TimBro59 DRAFTING FOR THE
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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
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (SF)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Browns let Hurst fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

When a board-topper like Ted Hurst slides to the 204th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Browns did not. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Reaching for Nowakowski left real value on the table behind him. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In the 6th pick they get a building block for the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In slot 24 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
A reach on Omar Cooper Jr. in the 39th overall pick; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Steal is underselling it; Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at pick No. 70 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick107 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Malik Muhammad graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
Nothing to complain about; Jaeden Roberts went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
They paid sticker price for Kyle Louis in Round 5, Pick 9, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick204 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ted Hurst in pick 204, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
A real head-scratcher, Riley Nowakowski in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.