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3/5/2025

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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CLE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ikem Ekwonu
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Browns let Rourke fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

Somebody in slot 194 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Browns sat still while Kurtis Rourke, the No. 135 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Gadsden II pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In slot 8 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
A tidy little value on Landon Jackson in the 33rd pick, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
They took TreVeyon Henderson at par in No. 57, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
A reach for Mason Taylor in pick No. 67; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick74 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Elic Ayomanor at the 74th overall pick is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick 94 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalen Milroe at the Round 4 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick165 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in Round 5, Pick 26 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick181 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Dont'e Thornton Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
They will replay Kurtis Rourke at slot 194 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in pick 202 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
You do not let a running back like RJ Harvey reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Carson Vinson. It fills a real need, too.
Pick257 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
Torricelli Simpkins III in No. 257 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.