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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CLE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CLE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CLE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CLE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (CLE)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DEN)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DEN)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CHI)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Players traded away
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David Bell
WR
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Greg Newsome II
CB
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Jack Conklin
OT
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Juan Thornhill
S
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Wyatt Teller
OG
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Browns won the night they stopped Henderson from sliding. Grade: D.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: TreVeyon Henderson, slot 179, roughly 115 picks past where he belonged. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 12th pick they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
The board had Omarion Hampton higher than slot 35, and the running back fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They did well to land Tate Ratledge in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick53 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in pick No. 53 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kenneth Grant
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Kenneth Grant reach pick 73 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in Round 3, Pick 29, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick97 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
They barely believed it either: Harold Fannin Jr. still on the board at the 97th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick125 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at No. 125 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick141 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
Somehow Sebastian Castro was still sitting there in the 141st overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Circle this one: Jake Majors at Round 5, Pick 29 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick168 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at pick No. 168 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 TreVeyon Henderson
They will replay TreVeyon Henderson at pick 179 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick193 Rnd6 Deontae Lawson
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 193 is the definition of value, full stop. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick215 Rnd7 Keon Sabb
Keon Sabb in slot 215 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.