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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CLE)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CLE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Robert Hunt
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Browns robbed the room for Brooks. Final grade: A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Browns were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

That Brooks pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart in the 33rd overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick57 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
Bradyn Swinson in pick No. 57 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Nothing to complain about; Dylan Sampson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Demetrius Knight Jr. in No. 74. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick94 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at Round 3, Pick 30 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
They liked Denzel Burke enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 104. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick179 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A straight-up fair deal on JJ Pegues at pick No. 179, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick192 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at the 192nd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jack Nelson reach slot 200 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick255 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
Ja'Corey Brooks in No. 255 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.