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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CLE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CLE)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CLE)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CLE)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (TEN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (SF)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (SF)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB FutureB-
Ward is the Browns' new face under center. Grade: B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Browns committed. Cam Ward is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Grant. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. On the needs board they went 8 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get the arm they will build around. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
Josh Conerly Jr. at No. 39 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at pick No. 67 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick94 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
A tight end of that caliber at the 94th pick is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Darius Alexander worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at slot 104 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Charles Grant
They robbed the room for Charles Grant here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick113 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at pick 113 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 LeQuint Allen
The board had LeQuint Allen higher than Round 5, Pick 12, and the running back fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Kiser at No. 179, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick224 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens is a better player than pick No. 224 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick253 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in LaJohntay Wester. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.