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Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CLE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CLE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (ATL)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CAR)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
John Campbell Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ATL)
John Campbell Jr.
OT Tennessee
Kamari Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kamari Wilson
S Arizona State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (GB)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (BUF)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Browns won the night they stopped Porter from sliding. Grade: A-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Browns watched Darien Porter slide 85 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 3rd overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Cam Ward
A quarterback of that caliber at pick 33 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Circle this one: Ashton Jeanty at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
Steal is underselling it; Wyatt Milum at pick No. 69 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick102 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in slot 102 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 103rd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tyler Booker
You do not let an offensive lineman like Tyler Booker reach No. 109 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick112 Rnd4 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at No. 112 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick116 Rnd4 Omarr Norman-Lott
Somehow Omarr Norman-Lott was still sitting there in pick No. 116, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Darien Porter
The board fumbled Darien Porter all the way to slot 163, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jaylin Noel
They will replay Jaylin Noel at pick 169 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190 Rnd6 Sai'vion Jones
Taking Sai'vion Jones in the 190th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.