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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CLE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Draft Picks Traded
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CAR)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CAR)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Players traded away
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson
QB
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James Proche II
WR
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Joe Haeg
OT
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John Kelly Jr.
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
The Browns answered their biggest question with Sanders. Grade: C+.

The search is over. The Browns handed the keys to Shedeur Sanders, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Reaching for Griffith left real value on the table behind him. Getting Pierce where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders in pick No. 2 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Mike Green
A clean, defensible pick in the 33rd pick with a little surplus value in Mike Green. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at pick 67 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick104 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
They reached a country mile for Darius Alexander at No. 104, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the 114th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick140 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in slot 140 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Carson Vinson in Round 6, Pick 3, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick192 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
A running back of that caliber at the 192nd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick254 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in the 254th pick says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.