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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Jeremy Crawshaw Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jeremy Crawshaw
P Florida
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Browns started one anyway for Dayon Hayes, 98 picks ahead of schedule. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Rourke. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 2 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaxson Dart. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tyler Baron
They paid a round early for Tyler Baron in the 67th pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 David Walker
They talked themselves into David Walker at Round 3, Pick 30, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jah Joyner
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jah Joyner in the Round 4 slot, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in slot 165 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick181 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
They barely believed it either: Bhayshul Tuten still on the board at the 181st overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick194 Rnd6 Dayon Hayes
Dayon Hayes at pick No. 194 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
They will replay Kurtis Rourke at No. 202 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd6 Zeek Biggers
They went early on Zeek Biggers in Round 6, Pick 38, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217 Rnd6 Jeremy Crawshaw
Jeremy Crawshaw in the 217th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick257 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Torricelli Simpkins III at pick 257. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.