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Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CLE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Terry Moore
S Duke
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CLE)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CIN)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Brenden Bates
TE
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Devin Bush
LB
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Ethan Pocic
C
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Jamari Thrash
WR
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Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
LB
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Nathaniel Watson
LB
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Zak Zinter
OG
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall F
ValueC NeedA- TradesF FutureD
The Browns bet the future on Mendoza. The board says F.

There is reaching, and then there is Josh Moten at the 150th pick. The Browns jumped the board by 54 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

Bottom line, it will take a lot of luck to make this look better later.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 4th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick10 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In the 10th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 LaNorris Sellers
LaNorris Sellers at pick 40 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick52 Rnd2 Nicholas Singleton
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nicholas Singleton this early at Round 2, Pick 20. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange at the Round 3 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis in pick No. 106 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick141 Rnd5 Terry Moore
A tidy bit of business in the 141st overall pick, where Terry Moore graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in the 145th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Josh Moten
Josh Moten at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Amare Campbell
Value said wait; Amare Campbell in pick No. 204 says they were not listening. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick244 Rnd7 Ricardo Hallman
Ricardo Hallman at Round 7, Pick 29 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.