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Sandman 26 DRAFTING FOR THEBrowns
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Draft Grade — Browns
Overall
C-
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureD-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Browns to a C-. You can hear the double-takes from here. The Browns took Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 104, roughly 76 spots before his name belonged. A weekend of give and take that grades a C-.
Getting Shough where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.
They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
So much rides on Jack Sawyer that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick Analysis
Pick18
Rnd1
Jack Sawyer
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a disruptor off the edge, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23
Rnd1
Wyatt Milum
In pick No. 23 they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him.
Pick33
Rnd2
Emeka Egbuka
They read the board right and Emeka Egbuka was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick39
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in pick 39 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick41
Rnd2
Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at No. 41 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick54
Rnd2
TreVeyon Henderson
No edge and no loss on TreVeyon Henderson in the 54th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67
Rnd3
Will Howard
Will Howard in the 67th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87
Rnd3
Zy Alexander
They went early on Zy Alexander in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94
Rnd3
Cody Simon
They reached into another round for Cody Simon, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick104
Rnd4
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 104th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick124
Rnd4
Clay Webb
They talked themselves into Clay Webb at slot 124, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick192
Rnd6
Tyler Shough
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Tyler Shough in pick No. 192, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick200
Rnd6
Ollie Gordon II
You do not let a running back like Ollie Gordon II reach Round 6, Pick 24 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216
Rnd6
Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at pick 216 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick255
Rnd7
Gino Garcia
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gino Garcia. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.