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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Browns: B-.

The Browns did not so much draft Dayon Hayes as overpay for him, 102 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Rourke. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

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

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 2 they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
They took Jaxson Dart at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
They went early on Jared Ivey in the 67th pick, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Charles Grant
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Charles Grant. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kaimon Rucker well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick165 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in pick 165 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Jason Marshall Jr. at pick No. 181 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick194 Rnd6 Dayon Hayes
A real head-scratcher, Dayon Hayes in the 194th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to the 202nd overall pick, and they scooped it up. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick216 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke at slot 216 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
A tidy little value on Howard Cross III in Round 6, Pick 39, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick257 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
They talked themselves into Collin Oliver at No. 257, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.