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Draft Selections
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Owen Heinecke Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Owen Heinecke
DB Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Browns took Kaytron Allen a full 36 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Daniels. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In No. 24 they get a ballhawk on the outside, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick70 Rnd3 Kaytron Allen
They reached into another round for Kaytron Allen, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick107 Rnd4 Carson Beck
They paid sticker price for Carson Beck in slot 107, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
They went early on Jude Bowry in pick 139, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Logan Jones
Logan Jones at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick147 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
Nice patience on CJ Daniels, who had no business lasting to pick No. 147. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick204 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp is a better player than the 204th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick248 Rnd7 Owen Heinecke
Owen Heinecke at No. 248 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was not a hole anyone had circled.