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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CLE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CLE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CLE)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

Nobody else had Jimmy Horn Jr. anywhere near the 215th overall pick. The Browns did, by 79 spots, and that gap is the whole story. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Majors. The whole projection now runs through Shedeur Sanders; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
No drama and no debate, Derrick Harmon went about where he belonged in No. 33. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick 67 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick93 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in the 93rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Value with a capital V on Tez Johnson in pick No. 103, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jake Majors
They robbed the room for Jake Majors here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Circle this one: Chris Paul Jr. at the 178th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick191 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
A reasonable price with a little left over, Elijah Arroyo in Round 6, Pick 16. It fills a real need, too.
Pick203 Rnd6 Xavier Truss
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Xavier Truss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jaylin Smith
A reach for Jaylin Smith in the 214th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jimmy Horn Jr.
They reached a country mile for Jimmy Horn Jr. at pick No. 215, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.