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Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (CLE)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIA)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (LAR)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAR)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
De'Von Achane
RB
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
WR
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Browns a A-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Browns took Charles Jagusah a full 33 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
In slot 12 they get protection for the quarterback, though they paid up to get him.
Pick27 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane in the 40th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Nice patience on Michael Taaffe, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 7. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Eric Singleton Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 86 with a little surplus value in Eric Singleton Jr.. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 Charles Jagusah
This one needs a full-page explanation: Charles Jagusah in pick 95, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
The board had Nicholas Singleton higher than the 106th overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.