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Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DL-EDGE Miami
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (CLE)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Cayden Lee Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CLE)
Cayden Lee
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Browns: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Browns took Princewill Umanmielen at No. 184, roughly 72 spots before his name belonged.

The Allar value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In the 2nd overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick26 Rnd1 Romello Height
In slot 26 they get a problem off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at the 40th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Trevor Goosby
A slide stopped in pick No. 71, with Trevor Goosby worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 Ian Strong
The board fumbled Ian Strong all the way to No. 106, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick141 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Drew Allar in Round 5, Pick 2, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Braylan Shelby
This one needs a full-page explanation: Braylan Shelby in No. 144, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick184 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
A big swing on Princewill Umanmielen at the 184th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick210 Rnd6 Bear Alexander
They reached a country mile for Bear Alexander at pick 210, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick240 Rnd7 Cayden Lee
Cayden Lee at the 240th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.