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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Maxen Hook Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Maxen Hook
S Toledo
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CLE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Bryce Young
QB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Browns robbed the room for Skattebo. Final grade: B+.

Call it larceny. Cam Skattebo sat on the board until slot 181, and the Browns did not need to be asked twice.

Reaching for Hook left real value on the table behind him. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
They took Abdul Carter at par in the 2nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
A tidy bit of business in slot 33, where Walter Nolen graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 67 is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick94 Rnd3 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in the 94th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick103 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to pick 165, and they scooped it up. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in Round 6, Pick 6 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Taking Cody Simon in No. 194 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick202 Rnd6 Maxen Hook
Maxen Hook at pick 202 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick217 Rnd7 Karene Reid
Steal is underselling it; Karene Reid at the 217th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.