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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CLE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Browns answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: A-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Jack Bech tumbling to the Browns in Round 7, Pick 39 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

Whatever Cam Ward becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

The Dak Prescott deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

In the end it comes back to Cam Ward, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In No. 12 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Shemar Stewart
Circle this one: Shemar Stewart at pick No. 33 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick44 Rnd2 Armand Membou
Armand Membou at pick 44 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
A running back of that caliber at the 67th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Josaiah Stewart
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Josaiah Stewart in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Bradyn Swinson
Bradyn Swinson at No. 104 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Tre Harris
Steal is underselling it; Tre Harris at the 179th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick192 Rnd6 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They will replay Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick No. 192 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick200 Rnd6 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas in Round 6, Pick 24 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Xavier Restrepo
They robbed the room for Xavier Restrepo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jack Bech
Jack Bech in the 255th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.