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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CLE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CLE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CLE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CLE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CLE)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CLE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Marcus Dumervil Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CLE)
Marcus Dumervil
OT Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DAL)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns drew a line under the quarterback search with Sanders: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Kaimon Rucker, 104 picks early at Round 5, Pick 32. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Reid at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They have staked the next five years on Shedeur Sanders, which is the only story that really matters here. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders at the Round 1 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick35 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III in slot 35 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick75 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Circle this one: Malachi Moore at No. 75 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick94 Rnd3 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith in the 94th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick105 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
Value said wait; Trey Zuhn III in pick 105 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick149 Rnd5 Connor Colby
The board had cheaper options than Connor Colby at pick No. 149, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Thor Griffith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Thor Griffith well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Kaimon Rucker
They reached into another round for Kaimon Rucker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd6 Karene Reid
Somehow Karene Reid was still sitting there in slot 181, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick186 Rnd6 Parker Brailsford
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 186 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick187 Rnd6 Maxwell Hairston
A premium they did not need to pay, Maxwell Hairston a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jamaree Caldwell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jamaree Caldwell in No. 203, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick214 Rnd6 J.Michael Sturdivant
A tidy little value on J.Michael Sturdivant in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick253 Rnd7 Marcus Dumervil
Marcus Dumervil at the 253rd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.