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    Browns
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Ward headlines a B weekend for the Browns.

Call it larceny. Jaxson Dart sat on the board until Round 6, Pick 38, and the Browns did not need to be asked twice. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

So much rides on Cam Ward that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick 2 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Armand Membou
A slide stopped in pick No. 33, with Armand Membou worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
They barely believed it either: Ashton Jeanty still on the board at pick No. 67. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick94 Rnd3 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in No. 94 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
Taking Jahdae Barron in Round 5, Pick 26 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick181 Rnd6 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the 181st overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick194 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in pick 194 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick202 Rnd6 Wyatt Milum
Circle this one: Wyatt Milum at slot 202 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaxson Dart
You do not let a quarterback like Jaxson Dart reach the 216th pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd6 Darius Alexander
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at slot 217 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick257 Rnd7 Devin Neal
They robbed the room for Devin Neal here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.