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Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CLE)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CLE)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CLE)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
CJ Baxter Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CLE)
CJ Baxter
RB Texas
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CLE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (BAL)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
Sadiq should have been long gone. The Browns pounced, and earned a B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kenyon Sadiq, Round 7, Pick 23, roughly 205 picks past where he belonged.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 8 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick22 Rnd1 T.J. Parker
In pick 22 they get a bendy edge with upside, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jermod McCoy
You do not let a cornerback like Jermod McCoy reach pick No. 37 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick42 Rnd2 Nyck Harbor
Nyck Harbor at the 42nd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Fernando Mendoza
A quarterback of that caliber at the 73rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Darrell Jackson Jr. in No. 108, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at Round 5, Pick 7 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 CJ Allen
CJ Allen at slot 149 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick186 Rnd6 CJ Baxter
The board fumbled CJ Baxter all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jalon Kilgore
They barely believed it either: Jalon Kilgore still on the board at Round 6, Pick 27. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at pick No. 241 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.