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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CLE)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CLE)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CLE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CLE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CLE)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (CLE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Players traded away
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Anthony Walker Jr.
LB
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Deshaun Watson
QB
Head Shot
Devin Asiasi
TE
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Jack Conklin
OT
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Jakeem Grant Sr.
WR
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Jedrick Wills Jr.
OT
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Jordan Kunaszyk
LB
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Nick Chubb
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Browns left with their quarterback, and a D+ to match.

Somebody took the Browns to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.

The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 8 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
No edge and no loss on Tyler Guyton in pick 43; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick56 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
They took Ja'Lynn Polk at par in Round 2, Pick 24, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick72 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Brandon Dorlus at the Round 3 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at the 74th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick86 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
No drama and no debate, TreVeyon Henderson went about where he belonged in No. 86. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick111 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A clean, defensible pick in the 111th pick with a little surplus value in Blake Fisher. It fills a real need, too.
Pick127 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at pick 138 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at the 146th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Malik Washington
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Malik Washington in pick No. 174. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee slid further than he should have, and the 231st overall pick is lovely value for the linebacker. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.