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Draft Selections
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CLE)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Austin Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CLE)
Austin Simmons
QB Missouri
Luke Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CLE)
Luke Montgomery
OG Ohio State
Mike Matthews Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CLE)
Mike Matthews
WR Tennessee
Taylor Wein Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (CLE)
Taylor Wein
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CLE)
Hollywood Smothers
RB Texas
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (CLE)
Earl Little Jr.
S Ohio State
Coen Echols Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CLE)
Coen Echols
OG Texas A&M
E.J. Lightsey Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (CLE)
E.J. Lightsey
LB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Taylor Wein Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Taylor Wein
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (KC)
Earl Little Jr.
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Tyrique Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DEN)
Tyrique Tucker
DL Indiana
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesC+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Browns for Stone: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: David Stone, No. 63, roughly 45 picks past where he belonged.

The Wein pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Leonard Moore
In pick 14 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick26 Rnd1 Trey'Dez Green
In slot 26 they get a red-zone target to build around at fair value. More want than need.
Pick63 Rnd2 David Stone
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, David Stone in pick No. 63, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick91 Rnd3 Austin Simmons
Value with a capital V on Austin Simmons in Round 3, Pick 27, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick123 Rnd4 Luke Montgomery
Luke Montgomery at the 123rd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mike Matthews
Mike Matthews at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick136 Rnd4 Taylor Wein
A reach on Taylor Wein in No. 136; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jayden Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in the 147th pick with a little surplus value in Jayden Jackson. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Hollywood Smothers
Hollywood Smothers at No. 167 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick170 Rnd5 Earl Little Jr.
Somehow Earl Little Jr. was still sitting there in pick No. 170, and they pounced on premier safety value. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick227 Rnd7 Coen Echols
Circle this one: Coen Echols at the 227th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 E.J. Lightsey
E.J. Lightsey in Round 7, Pick 26 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was not a hole anyone had circled.