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Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CLE)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CLE)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Browns took Jacob Rodriguez a full 58 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In the 5th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
Pick26 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick No. 26 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
By-the-book stuff, Olaivavega Ioane at slot 40 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick71 Rnd3 Austin Siereveld
Value said wait; Austin Siereveld in the 71st pick says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
A big swing on Jacob Rodriguez at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick143 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eric Rivers. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A reach for Drew Allar in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, DJ Campbell well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick210 Rnd6 Brandon Inniss
Brandon Inniss at slot 210 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Tosh Baker
They reached into another round for Tosh Baker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.