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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CLE)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CLE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (CLE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
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Israel Mukuamu
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Jonathan Taylor
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureA+
The Browns leave the weekend clear winners: A-.

The war room fell hard for Dayon Hayes, and it showed at pick No. 165: 118 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

However the rest shakes out, Skattebo at that price is a win they earned. The veteran additions, Jonathan Taylor chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 14th pick they get an anchor for the defensive front, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Tetairoa McMillan
Tetairoa McMillan in No. 33 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at the Round 2 slot is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick65 Rnd3 Benjamin Morrison
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Benjamin Morrison in slot 65, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Will Howard
They talked themselves into Will Howard at Round 3, Pick 3, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A quiet steal in pick 94: Donovan Jackson for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at pick No. 103 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick134 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in No. 134 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick150 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
They will replay Danny Stutsman at pick 150 for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick165 Rnd5 Dayon Hayes
A big swing on Dayon Hayes at Round 5, Pick 26, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Denzel Burke
You do not let a cornerback like Denzel Burke reach slot 174 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd6 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro at the 181st overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss at the 194th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick202 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Steal is underselling it; Cam Skattebo at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Cody Simon
The board fumbled Cody Simon all the way to No. 216, and they scooped it up. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick217 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Taking Dont'e Thornton Jr. in slot 217 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
They robbed the room for Jack Kiser here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.