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Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
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
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CLE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns won the night they stopped Slaughter from sliding. Grade: B.

The Browns did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jake Slaughter fell into slot 244.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In No. 4 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In the 27th pick they get a long-term starter on the line at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate in pick No. 40 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jordyn Tyson
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 7 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Olaivavega Ioane
Taking Olaivavega Ioane in the 106th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick141 Rnd5 Chase Bisontis
Chase Bisontis at pick 141 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick145 Rnd5 David Bailey
David Bailey at slot 145 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
They barely believed it either: Sonny Styles still on the board at the Round 5 slot. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick204 Rnd6 Chris Brazzell II
You do not let a wide receiver like Chris Brazzell II reach the 204th pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jake Slaughter
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Slaughter in pick No. 244, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.