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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CLE)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CLE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (GB)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (GB)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (GB)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Kamari Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (HOU)
Kamari Wilson
S Arizona State
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (HOU)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (HOU)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Kendrick Green
C
Players traded away
Head Shot
Deshaun Watson
QB
Head Shot
Jack Conklin
OT
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Jedrick Wills Jr.
OT
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Juan Thornhill
S
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Nick Chubb
RB
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Wyatt Teller
OG
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C-
ValueA+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Browns let Milum fall into their laps, and walked away with a C-.

When a board-topper like Wyatt Milum slides to the Round 7 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Browns did not. The final tally is a middling C-.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

So much rides on Kelvin Banks Jr. that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
Kelvin Banks Jr. at Round 1, Pick 16 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at the 36th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick47 Rnd2 Cam Ward
Circle this one: Cam Ward at the 47th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer at slot 51 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick57 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick63 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Restrepo at No. 63 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick64 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at pick No. 64 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Emery Jones Jr.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Emery Jones Jr. reach pick 67 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick87 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Taking Tate Ratledge in the 87th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jordan Hancock
Somehow Jordan Hancock was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
They barely believed it either: Jahdae Barron still on the board at Round 4, Pick 9. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
The board fumbled Howard Cross III all the way to No. 123, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in pick 157 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad in the 182nd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
They will replay Jake Briningstool at pick No. 185 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick253 Rnd7 Wyatt Milum
They robbed the room for Wyatt Milum here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.