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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Browns committed. Cam Ward is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The Stout pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a long-term answer under center. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A tidy little value on Omarion Hampton in slot 33, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at pick No. 67 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Ozzy Trapilo graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
They let Darius Alexander come to them and pounced at the 104th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
Good price on Jake Briningstool in No. 179, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser is a better player than the 192nd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick200 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
They read the board right and JJ Pegues was the payoff at pick 200. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick216 Rnd6 Upton Stout
Steal is underselling it; Upton Stout at slot 216 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jabbar Muhammad. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.