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    Browns
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Browns a B.

The Quinn Ewers pick is the one that will follow the Browns into the fall. They took him 26 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Conerly Jr.. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers at pick No. 67 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
A straight-up fair deal on Ashton Gillotte at pick 94, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.