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    Browns
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CLE)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CLE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (CLE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CLE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Justice Haynes
RB Michigan
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CLE)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns won the night they stopped Jackson from sliding. Grade: B-.

The board owed the Browns one, and it paid up: Domani Jackson, the No. 116 name on the board, sitting there at slot 140 like a gift left on the doorstep.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Leigh reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 1 they get a rangy last line of defense. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick11 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
Denzel Boston at the 33rd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick65 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at slot 65 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick101 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at No. 101 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick140 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
They robbed the room for Domani Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick147 Rnd5 Justice Haynes
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Justice Haynes at the 147th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick214 Rnd6 Tristan Leigh
They jumped the gun on Tristan Leigh, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick228 Rnd7 Brandon Inniss
By-the-book stuff, Brandon Inniss at No. 228 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.