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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CLE)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (WSH)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Players Gained
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Davion Davis
WR
Players traded away
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David Njoku
TE
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Nick Chubb
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Browns let Leonard fall and pounced. Final grade: C-.

The Browns spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Riley Leonard, the No. 101 name on the board, in Round 5, Pick 26. A weekend of give and take that grades a C-.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 2nd pick they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Colston Loveland in pick 33. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau in the Round 3 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at slot 77 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick94 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Taking Omarr Norman-Lott in the 94th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick103 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
You do not let an offensive lineman like Donovan Jackson reach Round 4, Pick 2 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick165 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
They barely believed it either: Riley Leonard still on the board at No. 165. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick181 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at pick No. 181 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick194 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
A tidy bit of business in No. 194, where Antwane Wells Jr. graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
They did well to land Jack Kiser in pick No. 202, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick216 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards at the 216th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Luke Elzinga
Luke Elzinga in Round 7, Pick 4 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.