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Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
CJ Baxter Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
CJ Baxter
RB Texas
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (CLE)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
James Smith
DL Alabama
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CLE)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Browns: B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Quincy Rhodes Jr. in slot 26, a good 25 spots before the room expected him. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In slot 2 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
In the 26th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Romello Height
Romello Height in pick No. 40 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard in No. 71 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
They went early on Kenyatta Jackson Jr. in Round 4, Pick 6, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at the 141st overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick144 Rnd5 CJ Baxter
A reasonable price with a little left over, CJ Baxter in pick No. 144. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick184 Rnd6 Josh Moten
A straight-up fair deal on Josh Moten at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick210 Rnd6 James Smith
Value said wait; James Smith in the 210th overall pick says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick240 Rnd7 Peyton Bowen
Peyton Bowen at the 240th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.