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Draft Selections
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CLE)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CLE)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CLE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CLE)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CLE)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CLE)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CLE)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BAL)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Players Gained
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Jeremy Lucien
CB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB+
Corley should have been long gone. The Browns pounced, and earned a B.

The Browns did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Malachi Corley fell into the 138th pick. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick86 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the wide receiver. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick99 Rnd3 Junior Colson
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 99 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick132 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
Good price on Isaiah Adams in the 132nd overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick138 Rnd5 Malachi Corley
They barely believed it either: Malachi Corley still on the board at Round 5, Pick 2. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick159 Rnd5 Max Melton
Max Melton in pick 159 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick197 Rnd6 Austin Stogner
They took Austin Stogner at par in the 197th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick205 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
The board fumbled Michael Barrett all the way to pick No. 205, and they scooped it up. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick210 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
Ethan Driskell at slot 210 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Miyan Williams
They robbed the room for Miyan Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.