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  • TimBro59 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
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
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
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 (SF)
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Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (SF)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The jury is out on the Browns. For now, C+.

The Browns treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 147th overall pick on Pat Coogan a full 49 spots early.

That Hurst pick is the receipt they will wave around later. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In the 6th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 24th pick they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
They liked Omar Cooper Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 7. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick70 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in pick No. 70 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
They took Jalon Kilgore at par in slot 107, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kyle Louis. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick147 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in the 147th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
Somehow Ted Hurst was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They paid sticker price for Trey Zuhn III in pick No. 248, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.