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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Max Brosmer Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Max Brosmer
QB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Shedeur Sanders is the Browns' quarterback, full stop. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They banked enough surplus on Harvey to cover a lot of smaller sins. If Brosmer pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In slot 2 they get a long-term answer under center, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
A straight-up fair deal on Grey Zabel at the 33rd pick, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick94 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in Round 3, Pick 30 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick No. 103 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick165 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Circle this one: Anthony Belton at No. 165 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in the 181st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jaylen Reed at pick 194 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick202 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in No. 202 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
The board had Jordan Hancock higher than pick 216, and the safety fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
Steal is underselling it; RJ Harvey at slot 217 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick257 Rnd7 Max Brosmer
They reached a country mile for Max Brosmer at the 257th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.