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The 2025 NFL Draft is in the books, and by all metrics, general manager Andrew Berry and the Cleveland Browns' week was a success.
After weeks of projecting that the Browns would take a quarterback at No. 2, and then shifting that to Travis Hunter after Shedeur Sanders' stock fell, Berry and the Browns pulled a fast one on us and the rest of the league - except the Jags.
Trading the No. 2 pick to Jacksonville earned the Browns more draft capital, important capital for building for the future.
Berry also picked up some high-value players in lower rounds than they were expected to go. Against that backdrop, NBC Sports' Connor Rogers gave the Browns a "B" for their efforts.
Listed below are Cleveland's picks, followed by two numbers. The first number is where the Browns picked the player, the second number is where Rogers had them on his big board.
Cleveland Browns
Round 1: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan (5 / 5)
Round 2: Carson Schwesinger, LB, UCLA (33 / 106)
Round 2: Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ohio State (36 / 31)
Round 3: Harold Fannin Jr., TE, Bowling Green (67 / 138)
Round 3: Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon (94 / 194)
Round 4: Dylan Sampson, RB, Tennessee (126 / 81)
Round 5: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado (144 / 30)
Grade: B
This is one of the most difficult drafts to dissect. While the Browns passed on a game-changing talent in Travis Hunter to acquire more assets, I believe Mason Graham will be a powerhouse presence up front. Carson Schwesinger is an impressive athlete with range (and excellent special teams ability), but he ends up on the ground and overmatched way too much for this draft slot.
Quinshon Judkins is going to be a star in this scheme and Dylan Sampson is the right change-of-pace player behind him. The plan at quarterback is bizarre (and the lack of value on Dillon Gabriel somehow worse), but I still think Shedeur Sanders was worthy of being a second-round pick, balancing it out.
The fact that Berry was able to select so many players below their expected draft position shows his ingenuity this season, far above the last few drafts in Cleveland.
With so many options at quarterback, including Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel, the Browns have options under center. And that's something they haven't had a lot of in the past.
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After weeks of projecting that the Browns would take a quarterback at No. 2, and then shifting that to Travis Hunter after Shedeur Sanders' stock fell, Berry and the Browns pulled a fast one on us and the rest of the league - except the Jags.
Trading the No. 2 pick to Jacksonville earned the Browns more draft capital, important capital for building for the future.
Berry also picked up some high-value players in lower rounds than they were expected to go. Against that backdrop, NBC Sports' Connor Rogers gave the Browns a "B" for their efforts.
Listed below are Cleveland's picks, followed by two numbers. The first number is where the Browns picked the player, the second number is where Rogers had them on his big board.
Cleveland Browns
Round 1: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan (5 / 5)
Round 2: Carson Schwesinger, LB, UCLA (33 / 106)
Round 2: Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ohio State (36 / 31)
Round 3: Harold Fannin Jr., TE, Bowling Green (67 / 138)
Round 3: Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon (94 / 194)
Round 4: Dylan Sampson, RB, Tennessee (126 / 81)
Round 5: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado (144 / 30)
Grade: B
This is one of the most difficult drafts to dissect. While the Browns passed on a game-changing talent in Travis Hunter to acquire more assets, I believe Mason Graham will be a powerhouse presence up front. Carson Schwesinger is an impressive athlete with range (and excellent special teams ability), but he ends up on the ground and overmatched way too much for this draft slot.
Quinshon Judkins is going to be a star in this scheme and Dylan Sampson is the right change-of-pace player behind him. The plan at quarterback is bizarre (and the lack of value on Dillon Gabriel somehow worse), but I still think Shedeur Sanders was worthy of being a second-round pick, balancing it out.
The fact that Berry was able to select so many players below their expected draft position shows his ingenuity this season, far above the last few drafts in Cleveland.
With so many options at quarterback, including Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel, the Browns have options under center. And that's something they haven't had a lot of in the past.
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