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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CLE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Players traded away
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Myles Garrett
DE
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Browns cashed the board's mistake on Schwesinger: D.

You build a draft on nights like this. Carson Schwesinger had no business being available in the 215th pick, and the Browns did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A D that will need time and luck to look better.

Every board in the league had Dart lower, and that gap is the story. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

On the needs board they went 9 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 2 they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick30 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the 30th overall pick they get a downhill hitter at safety, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka in No. 33 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick56 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Walter Nolen reach the 56th pick and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Circle this one: Jalon Walker at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick94 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They will replay Kaleb Johnson at Round 3, Pick 30 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart at slot 102 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 163 is the definition of value, full stop. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jacob Parrish
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jacob Parrish. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jared Wilson
A real head-scratcher, Jared Wilson in No. 190 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Terrance Ferguson
They reached a country mile for Terrance Ferguson at the 198th overall pick, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick214 Rnd6 Andres Borregales
Andres Borregales at Round 6, Pick 39 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick215 Rnd6 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger in slot 215 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick256 Rnd7 Micah Morris
This one needs a full-page explanation: Micah Morris in the Round 7 slot, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.