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Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Warren Brinson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Warren Brinson
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
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Sauce Gardner
CB
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Justin Jefferson
WR
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Micah Parsons
LB
Players traded away
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Greg Newsome II
CB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Browns fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

The Browns torched the value chart for Ethan Downs, taking him 68 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

The Henderson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In pick 24 they get a building block for the line, reach and all.
Pick33 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
Benjamin Morrison at the Round 2 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A slide stopped in pick No. 67, with TreVeyon Henderson worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
By-the-book stuff, Darius Alexander at the 94th pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104 Rnd4 Will Howard
A clean, defensible pick in No. 104 with a little surplus value in Will Howard. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in slot 179 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They took Jaylen Reed at par in pick 192, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick200 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd6 Ethan Downs
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ethan Downs. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick255 Rnd7 Warren Brinson
Warren Brinson in No. 255 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.