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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns cashed the board's mistake on Gadsden II: B.

The board owed the Browns one, and it paid up: Oronde Gadsden II, the No. 197 name on the board, sitting there at No. 255 like a gift left on the doorstep.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori is a better player than pick 33 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the 67th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Kyle Kennard
Steal is underselling it; Kyle Kennard at pick No. 94 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Circle this one: Danny Stutsman at the 104th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick179 Rnd6 Malachi Moore
A safety of that caliber at the Round 6 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick192 Rnd6 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans at No. 192 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick200 Rnd6 Andres Borregales
Somehow Andres Borregales was still sitting there in slot 200, and they pounced on premier specialist value. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick216 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in Round 7, Pick 39 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.