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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CLE)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Maxen Hook Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Maxen Hook
S Toledo
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Browns let Stutsman fall and pounced. Final grade: C+.

When a board-topper like Danny Stutsman slides to the 214th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Browns did not. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

Jones has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Hit on Abdul Carter and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 14th overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Will Campbell
Will Campbell in pick No. 33 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tetairoa McMillan
They will replay Tetairoa McMillan at Round 2, Pick 13 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Will Howard
Value said wait; Will Howard in No. 67 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Benjamin Morrison
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Benjamin Morrison in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick 94 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick102 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
A wild overpay on Sai'vion Jones in the 102nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro at slot 163 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
You do not let a running back like Cam Skattebo reach No. 177 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They robbed the room for Jay Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at the 198th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick214 Rnd6 Danny Stutsman
They barely believed it either: Danny Stutsman still on the board at Round 6, Pick 39. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick215 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
Taking Tahj Brooks in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick256 Rnd7 Maxen Hook
A safety of that caliber at the 256th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.