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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Ward in the fold, and a B- for the Browns.

The Browns went off the board in a big way for Dayon Hayes, 95 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

Cam Ward gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The Longerbeam pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Value with a capital V on Tyler Warren in slot 33, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jah Joyner
They reached a country mile for Jah Joyner at Round 3, Pick 3, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick94 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
The board fumbled Quinshon Judkins all the way to the 94th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick104 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at pick No. 104 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jalen McLeod
A real head-scratcher, Jalen McLeod in No. 179 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick192 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
They liked Joshua Gray enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 192. The roster fit checks out.
Pick200 Rnd6 Fadil Diggs
This one needs a full-page explanation: Fadil Diggs in Round 6, Pick 24, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd6 Dayon Hayes
They reached into another round for Dayon Hayes, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick255 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
Taking Robert Longerbeam in No. 255 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.