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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (TEN)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
The Browns left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

Call it larceny. Damien Martinez sat on the board until pick 216, and the Browns did not need to be asked twice.

They have staked the next five years on Cam Ward, which is the only story that really matters here. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The cost of the Ersery reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 4th pick they get a passer to set the clock by. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in Round 2, Pick 5 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in Round 2, Pick 6 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in No. 67 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at pick No. 68 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Deone Walker
Taking Deone Walker in pick 104 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick179 Rnd6 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at the 179th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Value with a capital V on Jack Kiser in slot 192, a genuine coup. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick200 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joshua Gray. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Circle this one: Damien Martinez at the 216th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick255 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
They did well to land LaJohntay Wester in pick No. 255, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.