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Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CLE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CLE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CLE)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CLE)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAR)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NYG)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Players Gained
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Blake Corum
RB
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Sam Darnold
QB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Browns lost the trade table, and the C+ tells the story.

The Browns did not so much draft Will Sheppard as overpay for him, 92 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

Getting Skattebo where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get juice off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Nice patience on Walter Nolen, who had no business lasting to No. 33. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing TreVeyon Henderson in pick No. 67. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in slot 77 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at the 90th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
They read the board right and Elijah Arroyo was the payoff at pick 94. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Kyle McCord
A wild overpay on Kyle McCord in pick No. 97, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger slipping to Round 4, Pick 2 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick104 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Darius Alexander well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
A tidy bit of business in No. 126, where Luke Kandra graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 155th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jonas Sanker
A big swing on Jonas Sanker at slot 165, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
You do not let a linebacker like Jeffrey Bassa reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick194 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
They barely believed it either: RJ Harvey still on the board at pick 194. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick216 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
A reach on Seth McLaughlin in the 216th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Will Sheppard. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.