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browns 4/4/24

  • bfrye DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CLE)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jaylon Hutchings Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jaylon Hutchings
DL Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Browns: B-.

The Browns did not so much draft Jaylon Hutchings as overpay for him, 112 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

Franklin at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick54 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin in pick 54 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick85 Rnd3 Justin Eboigbe
They talked themselves into Justin Eboigbe at the 85th overall pick, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
They went early on Marist Liufau in the 156th pick, and the value did not follow. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick206 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Frank Gore Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jaylon Hutchings
Jaylon Hutchings at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.