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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Browns for Brown: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Browns watched Logan Brown slide 47 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

If Griffith pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 2nd pick they get a sticky cover corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Warren at pick No. 33. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at No. 67 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in Round 3, Pick 30 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Jayden Higgins in slot 104, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
A quarterback of that caliber at pick 179 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick192 Rnd6 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick200 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
They will replay DJ Giddens at the 200th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 216 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Thor Griffith this early at No. 254. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.