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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CLE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CLE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
Ward is the plan now, and the Browns grade out a B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Browns committed. Cam Ward is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

Every board in the league had Vinson lower, and that gap is the story. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Harvey.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Cam Ward
Good price on Cam Ward in the Round 1 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick33 Rnd2 Shavon Revel Jr.
Fair-plus on Shavon Revel Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Omarion Hampton in pick No. 44. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A reach on Donovan Jackson in pick 67; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Circle this one: Demetrius Knight Jr. at Round 3, Pick 12 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Burch went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
A big swing on Darius Alexander at No. 104, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick179 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey in the 179th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
Value said wait; Carson Vinson in the 188th overall pick says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in pick No. 192 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jonas Sanker
A conviction pick on Jonas Sanker at Round 6, Pick 24 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.