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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (GB)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Jacobs
RB
Head Shot
Jalen Tolbert
WR
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Browns answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: A.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Xavier Restrepo got past him. The Browns do not have to explain a thing at Round 7, Pick 38. This is how you run a draft, and the A reflects it.

Cam Ward gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In slot 23 they get the face of the franchise at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Shemar Stewart
Taking Shemar Stewart in No. 33 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick54 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
They will replay Grey Zabel at slot 54 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They robbed the room for Kaleb Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
They barely believed it either: Walter Nolen still on the board at Round 3, Pick 23. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Trey Amos
Trey Amos in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick179 Rnd6 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at the 179th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick192 Rnd6 Marcus Mbow
Circle this one: Marcus Mbow at pick 192 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick200 Rnd6 Josaiah Stewart
Somehow Josaiah Stewart was still sitting there in pick No. 200, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick216 Rnd6 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in the 216th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick254 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo in Round 7, Pick 38 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.