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  • Brooksmeister DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Ward is the Browns' new face under center. Grade: B.

The search is over. The Browns handed the keys to Cam Ward, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Landing Mafah that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The Gadsden II reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 9 of 9 of the wish list covered. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In slot 2 they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in the 33rd pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the 67th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94 Rnd3 David Walker
A premium they did not need to pay, David Walker a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at pick No. 104 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
A reach on Oronde Gadsden II in pick 179; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick192 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
They read the board right and Quincy Riley was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in Round 6, Pick 24 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse in the 216th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick255 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Taking Phil Mafah in the 255th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.