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Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (CLE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SEA)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (SEA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Players Gained
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Ladd McConkey
WR
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Browns turned the phones into found money: A-.

The Browns ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

The cost of the Tucker reach is exactly the players who went right after him. However the rest shakes out, Reese at that price is a win they earned. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 24th pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, and a steal at that.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They went early on Jake Slaughter in pick 39, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Blake Miller
A tidy bit of business in slot 70, where Blake Miller graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick107 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kage Casey
The board had cheaper options than Kage Casey at the 139th overall pick, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker in pick No. 144 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick147 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
A slide stopped in No. 147, with Skyler Gill-Howard worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick211 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
A straight-up fair deal on Thaddeus Dixon at No. 211, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick248 Rnd7 Trebor Pena
They read the board right and Trebor Pena was the payoff at the 248th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.