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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns cashed the board's mistake on Amos: B.

The Browns did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Trey Amos fell into the Round 6 slot.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 8 of 9 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 2nd pick they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
You do not let a running back like Ashton Jeanty reach No. 33 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cam Ward
They barely believed it either: Cam Ward still on the board at slot 67. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Armand Membou
Somehow Armand Membou was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in the 103rd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Walter Nolen
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in pick 165, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick181 Rnd6 Xavier Restrepo
They will replay Xavier Restrepo at Round 6, Pick 3 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at pick No. 194 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick202 Rnd6 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at pick No. 202 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 Trey Amos
Taking Trey Amos in pick 216 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd6 Jack Bech
The board fumbled Jack Bech all the way to the 217th pick, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick257 Rnd7 Lathan Ransom
They robbed the room for Lathan Ransom here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.