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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CLE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CLE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CLE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Browns went off the board in a big way for Jimmy Horn Jr., 82 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Paul Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 8 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 3rd pick they get a double-digit-sack hope. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A clean, defensible pick in slot 34 with a little surplus value in Tate Ratledge. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick65 Rnd3 Will Howard
Will Howard at pick No. 65 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick93 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
No edge and no loss on Tez Johnson in the 93rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
They paid sticker price for Lathan Ransom in Round 4, Pick 4, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Nicholas Singleton in pick 166, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
This one needs a full-page explanation: DJ Campbell in Round 6, Pick 2, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick191 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Taking Chris Paul Jr. in the 191st pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick205 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Thor Griffith this early at the 205th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick214 Rnd6 Justin Walley
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Justin Walley. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jimmy Horn Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jimmy Horn Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.