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  • MPLS1989 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CLE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CLE)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CLE)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns found their guy under center in Sellers: B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Browns committed. LaNorris Sellers is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Daniels at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The cost of the Taylor reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 LaNorris Sellers
In the 6th pick they get their quarterback of the future, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick19 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In slot 19 they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A reach for Olaivavega Ioane in pick 39; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Trevor Goosby
The board had Trevor Goosby higher than pick No. 70, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick107 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott in No. 107 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick146 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
Fair-plus on Eric Rivers, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick147 Rnd5 David Oke
They took David Oke at par in Round 5, Pick 7, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Darius Taylor
They left a pile of value on the table to take Darius Taylor this early at the 148th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Rasheem Biles
They paid sticker price for Rasheem Biles in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
Somehow Jalon Daniels was still sitting there in the 240th overall pick, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.