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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Tyler Shough, the 257th pick, roughly 120 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They have staked the next five years on Cam Ward, which is the only story that really matters here. On the needs board they went 9 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
By-the-book stuff, Cam Ward at pick 2 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick33 Rnd2 Mykel Williams
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Mykel Williams in Round 2, Pick 1. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson is a better player than pick No. 67 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Mason Taylor at the 94th overall pick is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Savion Williams
They let Savion Williams come to them and pounced at the 103rd pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick165 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Circle this one: Logan Brown at pick 165 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick181 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
A tidy little value on Cobee Bryant in No. 181, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
No edge and no loss on Jordan Hancock in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick202 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
They robbed the room for RJ Harvey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Karene Reid
You do not let a linebacker like Karene Reid reach Round 6, Pick 38 and blink. They did not. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick217 Rnd6 Simeon Barrow Jr.
Simeon Barrow Jr. slipping to pick 217 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick257 Rnd7 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at the 257th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.