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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Picks Received
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesC+ FutureB-
The Browns answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: B.

The search is over. The Browns handed the keys to Cam Ward, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

That Johnson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They are betting Smith proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In No. 2 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau in Round 2, Pick 1 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
No drama and no debate, Donovan Jackson went about where he belonged in pick 67. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in slot 94 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick119 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
The board had cheaper options than JJ Pegues at pick No. 179, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
They liked Jason Marshall Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the 192nd overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A straight-up fair deal on Jay Higgins at the 200th pick, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick216 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
A reach for Howard Cross III in the Round 6 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick255 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
They reached into another round for Donovan Smith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.