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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesD- FutureA
The Browns finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

When a board-topper like Jaxson Dart slides to pick 255, you do not overthink it, and the Browns did not. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Whatever Cam Ward becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 29th overall pick they get the arm they will build around at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Armand Membou
They will replay Armand Membou at pick No. 33 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick61 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ashton Jeanty in Round 2, Pick 29, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the 94th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at No. 104 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick179 Rnd6 Josaiah Stewart
Steal is underselling it; Josaiah Stewart at slot 179 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick192 Rnd6 Marcus Mbow
Somehow Marcus Mbow was still sitting there in pick 192, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Walter Nolen
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Walter Nolen reach pick No. 200 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick216 Rnd6 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at the 216th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tre Harris
Circle this one: Tre Harris at Round 7, Pick 29 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jaxson Dart
They robbed the room for Jaxson Dart here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.