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    Browns
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 5 (CLE)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Khalil Barnes Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CLE)
Khalil Barnes
S Clemson
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CLE)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 5 (DAL)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Khalil Barnes Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (DAL)
Khalil Barnes
S Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIA)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Browns a B-.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named edge rusher, a need the Browns walked right past.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mills. The cost of the Rucci reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 4 they get an enforcer at safety at fair value.
Pick26 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jake Slaughter. The roster fit checks out.
Pick40 Rnd2 Arch Manning
Arch Manning at Round 2, Pick 8 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
A tidy little value on Germie Bernard in the 71st pick, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry in the 114th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kage Casey
They paid sticker price for Kage Casey in pick No. 141, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Sammy Omosigho
Sammy Omosigho in No. 144 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick182 Rnd5 Monroe Mills
Monroe Mills is a better player than the 182nd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
They let Jermaine Mathews Jr. come to them and pounced at the 184th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick210 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci at pick No. 210 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Khalil Barnes
They did well to land Khalil Barnes in No. 220, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick240 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
No edge and no loss on J. Michael Sturdivant in Round 7, Pick 22; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.