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Draft Selections
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CLE)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (CLE)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CLE)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CLE)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Vicari Swain Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Vicari Swain
CB South Carolina
Melvin Siani Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CLE)
Melvin Siani
OT Texas
Jelani McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jelani McDonald
S Texas
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CLE)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Xavier Atkins Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CLE)
Xavier Atkins
LB Auburn
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CLE)
DJ McKinney
CB Notre Dame
Cam Cook Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CLE)
Cam Cook
RB West Virginia
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (CLE)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NYG)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (BUF)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DEN)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Vicari Swain Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (HOU)
Vicari Swain
CB South Carolina
Jelani McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jelani McDonald
S Texas
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
DJ McKinney
CB Notre Dame
Cam Cook Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (PHI)
Cam Cook
RB West Virginia
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
KJ Duff Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CAR)
KJ Duff
WR Rutgers
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYG)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Justin Evans Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (TB)
Justin Evans
C Nebraska
Josh Hoover Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DEN)
Josh Hoover
QB Indiana
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TB)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Wayne Knight Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (TB)
Wayne Knight
RB UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Darnell Washington
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Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedC+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Chambliss is the Browns' new face under center. Grade: B+.

Start where it matters. The Browns took Trinidad Chambliss to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

On value alone, McDonald makes the weekend a net positive. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Johnson pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher. They are betting Cook proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Will Echoles
In No. 22 they get a wrecking ball inside, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick32 Rnd1 Trinidad Chambliss
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
Pick50 Rnd2 Kade Pieper
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kade Pieper in pick 50. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick51 Rnd2 Greg Johnson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Greg Johnson in pick No. 51 leaves edge rusher for later.
Pick61 Rnd2 A'Mauri Washington
Circle this one: A'Mauri Washington at the 61st pick is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Vicari Swain
A curious use of the 71st overall pick. Edge rusher needed the pick; a cornerback in Vicari Swain did not.
Pick82 Rnd3 Melvin Siani
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 3 slot on Melvin Siani with edge rusher unsolved.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jelani McDonald
A want over a need in slot 110: Jelani McDonald adds a safety while edge rusher keeps waiting.
Pick116 Rnd4 Nyck Harbor
Nyck Harbor at No. 116 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick120 Rnd4 Xavier Atkins
A surprising call. With edge rusher still to address, they spent pick 120 on Xavier Atkins, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick140 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
A reasonable price with a little left over, DJ McKinney in the 140th pick. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick154 Rnd5 Cam Cook
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cam Cook. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick160 Rnd5 Lawson Luckie
A straight-up fair deal on Lawson Luckie at slot 160, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.