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Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CLE)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CLE)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PHI)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (KC)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (BAL)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CAR)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (HOU)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Terry Moore
S Duke
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB+
A solid, sensible weekend for the Browns: B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Browns did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most. No fireworks, but a solid B.

However the rest shakes out, Brailsford at that price is a win they earned. The cost of the Rodriguez reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick31 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In the 31st overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jayden Maiava
Jayden Maiava at No. 46 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick47 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
No edge and no loss on Olaivavega Ioane in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ian Strong
Ian Strong at the 79th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
A clean, defensible pick in slot 117 with a little surplus value in Xavier Scott. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick145 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
The board had Parker Brailsford higher than pick No. 145, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in pick 146 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
A reach on Jacob Rodriguez in Round 5, Pick 13; the board had better options right there. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Shamar Easter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Shamar Easter in slot 241. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.