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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Browns committed. Shedeur Sanders is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They will need Sanders to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Dotson. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 2nd overall pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
They jumped the gun on JT Tuimoloau, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
No edge and no loss on Quinshon Judkins in the 67th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick94 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in No. 94 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at pick 103 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick165 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
They robbed the room for Mello Dotson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd6 Roc Taylor
A conviction pick on Roc Taylor at pick No. 181 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick194 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
The board fumbled DJ Giddens all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Taking Jaylen Reed in slot 202 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at pick 216 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217 Rnd6 Torricelli Simpkins III
Torricelli Simpkins III at the 217th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jahvaree Ritzie
Good price on Jahvaree Ritzie in the Round 7 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.