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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns drew a line under the quarterback search with Ward: B.

Call it larceny. Damien Martinez sat on the board until the Round 6 slot, and the Browns did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Cam Ward gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They are betting McCord proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 2nd pick they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in Round 2, Pick 1 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at the 67th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A tidy bit of business in pick 94, where Donovan Jackson graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in Round 4, Pick 2 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Steal is underselling it; Darius Alexander at No. 165 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
They barely believed it either: Chase Lundt still on the board at slot 181. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in pick No. 194 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick202 Rnd6 Nohl Williams
Nohl Williams at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 Upton Stout
A safety of that caliber at the 216th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in the 217th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick257 Rnd7 Karene Reid
The board fumbled Karene Reid all the way to pick 257, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.