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The 2025 NFL Draft is complete and the Cleveland Browns and general manager Andrew Berry have made their selections.
With six total picks in the books, the Browns are being praised for showing attention to immediate needs while also looking toward the future, namely the 2026 draft.
Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham fills one of those immediate needs with the first pick by Cleveland at No. 5 after trading back with the Jacksonville Jaguars from No. 2. Cleveland gained 2026 draft capital in that trade.
CBS Sports' Pete Prisco thinks the Browns were successful in their goal of answering immediate needs while also paying attention to the long term.
Cleveland Browns: B-
Best Pick: Second-round linebacker Carson Schwesinger is a good pick. They need help there and he is a playmaker. Browns fans will come to love him.
Worst Pick: Trading away the No. 2 pick to Jacksonville will be a decision that is dissected for years. They passed on a chance to take Travis Hunter, the best player in the draft, to move down. They did add a first-round pick next year, which means they have the arsenal to get a quarterback next year if either of the two they picked this year don't work out.
The Skinny: They clearly have an eye on the 2026 draft with the trade they made. They can get their quarterback then, even if they took Dillon Gabriel in the third and Shedeur Sanders in the fifth this year. First-round pick Mason Graham is a good player who will be an immediate starter. Fourth-round running back Dylan Sampson has a chance to be a good runner and compete with second-round back Quinshon Judkins. The focus will be on Sanders, but it shouldn't be.
The most intriguing selection here might be the Round 2 pick of UCLA's Carson Schwesinger.
Schwesinger played three seasons for UCLA, appearing in 38 games. He tallied 163 tackles with 12 for loss, five sacks, two interceptions, three passes defensed and one forced fumble.
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With six total picks in the books, the Browns are being praised for showing attention to immediate needs while also looking toward the future, namely the 2026 draft.
Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham fills one of those immediate needs with the first pick by Cleveland at No. 5 after trading back with the Jacksonville Jaguars from No. 2. Cleveland gained 2026 draft capital in that trade.
CBS Sports' Pete Prisco thinks the Browns were successful in their goal of answering immediate needs while also paying attention to the long term.
Cleveland Browns: B-
Best Pick: Second-round linebacker Carson Schwesinger is a good pick. They need help there and he is a playmaker. Browns fans will come to love him.
Worst Pick: Trading away the No. 2 pick to Jacksonville will be a decision that is dissected for years. They passed on a chance to take Travis Hunter, the best player in the draft, to move down. They did add a first-round pick next year, which means they have the arsenal to get a quarterback next year if either of the two they picked this year don't work out.
The Skinny: They clearly have an eye on the 2026 draft with the trade they made. They can get their quarterback then, even if they took Dillon Gabriel in the third and Shedeur Sanders in the fifth this year. First-round pick Mason Graham is a good player who will be an immediate starter. Fourth-round running back Dylan Sampson has a chance to be a good runner and compete with second-round back Quinshon Judkins. The focus will be on Sanders, but it shouldn't be.
The most intriguing selection here might be the Round 2 pick of UCLA's Carson Schwesinger.
Schwesinger played three seasons for UCLA, appearing in 38 games. He tallied 163 tackles with 12 for loss, five sacks, two interceptions, three passes defensed and one forced fumble.
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