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Draft Selections
Drew Mestemaker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CLE)
Drew Mestemaker
QB Oklahoma State
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CLE)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CLE)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CLE)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Will Heldt Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CLE)
Will Heldt
DE-EDGE Clemson
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CLE)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Kewan Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kewan Lacy
RB Ole Miss
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CLE)
Darian Mensah
QB Miami
Reed Harris Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Reed Harris
WR Arizona State
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CLE)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Ty Benefield Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ty Benefield
S LSU
Draft Picks Received
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (PIT)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Kewan Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kewan Lacy
RB Ole Miss
Reed Harris Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (PIT)
Reed Harris
WR Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (PIT)
Conner Weigman
QB Houston
Christian Gray Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (GB)
Christian Gray
CB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darnell Washington
TE
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedC TradesC FutureA+
Mestemaker is the plan now, and the Browns grade out a B.

The Browns did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and A'Mauri Washington fell into the 228th pick. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The whole projection now runs through Drew Mestemaker; hit there and everything else looks smarter. With tight end unsolved, spending premium capital on quarterback is the choice that costs them. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Drew Mestemaker
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went quarterback with Drew Mestemaker while clear needs at tight end sat open.
Pick50 Rnd2 Will Echoles
Somehow Will Echoles was still sitting there in pick No. 50, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick60 Rnd2 Cayden Green
They will replay Cayden Green at the 60th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick84 Rnd3 Chris Cole
A curious use of pick No. 84. Tight end needed the pick; a linebacker in Chris Cole did not.
Pick119 Rnd4 Kelley Jones
Kelley Jones at the 119th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick120 Rnd4 Will Heldt
They robbed the room for Will Heldt here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 Trevor Goosby
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Trevor Goosby in slot 124 leaves tight end for later.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper in pick 146 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kewan Lacy
Circle this one: Kewan Lacy at No. 149 is a fall that decides a draft. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick157 Rnd5 Darian Mensah
You do not let a quarterback like Darian Mensah reach Round 5, Pick 18 and blink. They did not. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick192 Rnd6 Reed Harris
Reed Harris in pick 192 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick228 Rnd7 A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington in Round 7, Pick 7 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ty Benefield
The board fumbled Ty Benefield all the way to pick No. 239, and they scooped it up. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.