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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (KC)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DAL)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (KC)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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CeeDee Lamb
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Amari Cooper
WR
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Nick Chubb
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesA+ FutureD-
The Browns bet the future on Ward. The board says B-.

The Browns spent the pick that matters most on Cam Ward, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That Bryant pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Reaching for Restrepo left real value on the table behind him.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In No. 2 they get a long-term answer under center. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Xavier Restrepo
In the 31st overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in the 33rd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston slid further than he should have, and pick 94 is lovely value for the cornerback. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Donovan Jackson at slot 103 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick181 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
By-the-book stuff, Cobee Bryant at Round 6, Pick 3 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Pat Bryant
Circle this one: Pat Bryant at pick No. 194 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
Somehow RJ Harvey was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick257 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A wild overpay on Shilo Sanders in Round 7, Pick 39, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.