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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAC)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Rashawn Slater
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Nobody dealt better than the Browns this weekend: A-.

The Browns ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Getting Reese where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Adding Rashawn Slater by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Bottom line, with Arvell Reese leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In No. 25 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick27 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In pick 27 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at the 40th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 A.J. Harris
A.J. Harris at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.