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Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CLE)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns let York fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The Browns did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Taurean York fell into the 244th overall pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano at Round 1, Pick 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick27 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Caleb Lomu
Caleb Lomu at No. 40 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jordyn Tyson
Jordyn Tyson in pick No. 71 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Olaivavega Ioane
Circle this one: Olaivavega Ioane at pick 106 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
The board fumbled Jake Slaughter all the way to the 141st overall pick, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick145 Rnd5 Carnell Tate
Taking Carnell Tate in slot 145 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
They will replay Jaeden Roberts at the 150th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Trevor Goosby
Trevor Goosby in pick 204 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Taurean York
They robbed the room for Taurean York here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.