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Draft Selections
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
CJ Baxter Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CLE)
CJ Baxter
RB Texas
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Malik Hartford Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
Malik Hartford
S Ohio State
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (SF)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (SF)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (SF)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jauan Jennings
WR
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueC NeedB TradesB+ FutureA+
Good, not great, for the Browns: B+.

Nobody else had Derrick Moore anywhere near pick 106. The Browns did, by 47 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Reese at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Jauan Jennings gives the group a proven body among the projects. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Isaiah World
In the 24th pick they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all.
Pick26 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Arvell Reese at No. 26 is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick40 Rnd2 Germie Bernard
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Germie Bernard. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts in pick 56 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71 Rnd3 A.J. Harris
By-the-book stuff, A.J. Harris at slot 71 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Derrick Moore
Value said wait; Derrick Moore in Round 4, Pick 6 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick143 Rnd5 CJ Baxter
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on CJ Baxter. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick145 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at pick No. 145 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Logan Jones
Fair-plus on Logan Jones, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick210 Rnd6 Malik Hartford
They talked themselves into Malik Hartford at the 210th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Brandon Inniss
The board had cheaper options than Brandon Inniss at slot 243, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.