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Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

Some picks age like wine; Will Howard at Round 2, Pick 1 will need to, sitting 68 spots clear of his grade. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They banked enough surplus on Judkins to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They went 8 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a ballhawk on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Will Howard
Will Howard at pick 33 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins slipping to the 67th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
A running back of that caliber at No. 94 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Darius Alexander at the Round 4 slot is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Willie Lampkin
Willie Lampkin in pick No. 179 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick192 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at the 192nd overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A quiet steal in pick 200: Jaylen Reed for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
They let Luke Lachey come to them and pounced at slot 216. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick255 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
LaJohntay Wester at the 255th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.