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Draft Grade — Browns
Overall
C-
ValueA
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureA+
The Browns found their guy under center in Sanders: C-. Call it larceny. Sonny Styles sat on the board until the Round 6 slot, and the Browns did not need to be asked twice.
Whatever Shedeur Sanders becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.
Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Shedeur Sanders
In slot 4 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick8
Rnd1
Kelvin Banks Jr.
Fair-plus on Kelvin Banks Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick35
Rnd2
Ashton Jeanty
Taking Ashton Jeanty in No. 35 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick39
Rnd2
Travis Hunter
They will replay Travis Hunter at the Round 2 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick41
Rnd2
Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at pick 41 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick45
Rnd2
Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in Round 2, Pick 13 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick53
Rnd2
Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at pick No. 53 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick65
Rnd3
Nick Emmanwori
Circle this one: Nick Emmanwori at slot 65 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick70
Rnd3
Tate Ratledge
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Tate Ratledge in the 70th overall pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick72
Rnd3
Jalon Walker
The board fumbled Jalon Walker all the way to the 72nd pick, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick86
Rnd3
Jahdae Barron
Somehow Jahdae Barron was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102
Rnd4
Josaiah Stewart
They barely believed it either: Josaiah Stewart still on the board at Round 4, Pick 1. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106
Rnd4
Wyatt Milum
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 106 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139
Rnd5
Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at No. 139 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143
Rnd5
Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in the 143rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179
Rnd6
Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier in pick 179 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick186
Rnd6
Sonny Styles
You do not let a safety like Sonny Styles reach the 186th pick and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.



























