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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CLE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Maxen Hook Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Maxen Hook
S Toledo
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Braden Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Grand theft in slot 190: the Browns steal Paul Jr. and grade out a A.

You build a draft on nights like this. Chris Paul Jr. had no business being available in Round 6, Pick 15, and the Browns did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A.

The cost of the Dart reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. Braden Smith gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 14th pick they get a disruptor off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at Round 2, Pick 1 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick45 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at pick 45 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
A tight end of that caliber at the 67th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaxson Dart this early at slot 80. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Somehow TreVeyon Henderson was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors is a better player than No. 102 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick163 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick No. 163 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jaeden Roberts
Steal is underselling it; Jaeden Roberts at pick 177 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick190 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at the 190th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick198 Rnd6 Rod Moore
Rod Moore at Round 6, Pick 23 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick214 Rnd6 Tonka Hemingway
They took Tonka Hemingway at par in pick No. 214, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Maxen Hook
Maxen Hook in No. 215 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick256 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Circle this one: Seth McLaughlin at the 256th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.