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Draft Selections
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CLE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CLE)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CLE)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 231: the Browns steal Walley and grade out a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Justin Walley had no business being available in pick No. 231, and the Browns did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Orhorhoro lower, and that gap is the story.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick55 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
They liked Ruke Orhorhoro enough to skip the value, taking him in the 55th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick86 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at pick 86 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick138 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at Round 5, Pick 2 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick164 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
Moose Muhammad III at pick No. 164 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick204 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
They did well to land Ethan Driskell in slot 204, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick210 Rnd6 Miyan Williams
They jumped the gun on Miyan Williams, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Justin Walley
Taking Justin Walley in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.