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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Ward is the Browns' new face under center. Grade: B.

Call it larceny. KeAndre Lambert-Smith sat on the board until slot 257, and the Browns did not need to be asked twice.

Cam Ward is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
They paid sticker price for Cam Ward in the Round 1 slot, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick33 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at pick 33 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
The board had TreVeyon Henderson higher than the 67th pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They let Ozzy Trapilo come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 30. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Value with a capital V on Andrew Mukuba in pick No. 103, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Somehow Kurtis Rourke was still sitting there in the 165th overall pick, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at slot 181 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Kobe King
They barely believed it either: Kobe King still on the board at pick 194. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick202 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Damien Martinez in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A safety of that caliber at No. 216 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
They will replay Luke Lachey at the 217th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick257 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.