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    Browns
Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CLE)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CLE)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CLE)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CLE)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CLE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Draft Picks Traded
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CHI)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Deshaun Watson
QB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Browns let Jacobs fall into their laps, and walked away with a D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Browns did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Justin Fields gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick54 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They paid sticker price for Chris Braswell in pick No. 54, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick70 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Payton Wilson in pick 70. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick85 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Nothing to complain about; Braden Fiske went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick113 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
They read the board right and DeWayne Carter was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 13. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in the 122nd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jarrian Jones in the 135th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick140 Rnd5 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at the 140th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick205 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in Round 6, Pick 30 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick208 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at No. 208 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Christian Jones
Circle this one: Christian Jones at slot 228 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.