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Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CLE)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CLE)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns let Styles fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Sonny Styles got past him. The Browns do not have to explain a thing at pick 204. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In pick 4 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate in the Round 1 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jordyn Tyson
They barely believed it either: Jordyn Tyson still on the board at slot 40. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Olaivavega Ioane
You do not let an offensive lineman like Olaivavega Ioane reach the 71st overall pick and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Makai Lemon
They will replay Makai Lemon at No. 106 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick141 Rnd5 Trevor Goosby
Circle this one: Trevor Goosby at Round 5, Pick 1 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza in the 145th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick150 Rnd5 David Bailey
The board fumbled David Bailey all the way to pick No. 150, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick204 Rnd6 Sonny Styles
Taking Sonny Styles in pick No. 204 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick244 Rnd7 Chase Bisontis
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Chase Bisontis in the 244th overall pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.