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  • nk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Ward in the fold, and a B for the Browns.

You could see the war room lean forward. Colston Loveland at No. 216 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

They have staked the next five years on Cam Ward, which is the only story that really matters here. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 7 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 slot 2 they get the face of the franchise. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at pick No. 33 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Travis Hunter
Travis Hunter in pick No. 67 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in pick 94 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at Round 4, Pick 2 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
Circle this one: Jahdae Barron at No. 165 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jihaad Campbell
Steal is underselling it; Jihaad Campbell at the 181st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick194 Rnd6 Tre Harris
You do not let a wide receiver like Tre Harris reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick202 Rnd6 Kyle Kennard
They barely believed it either: Kyle Kennard still on the board at the 202nd overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at slot 216 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick217 Rnd7 Wyatt Milum
The board fumbled Wyatt Milum all the way to the 217th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.