Draft history · 2012 to 2026 · 128 picks
Cleveland Browns draft history
41% of picks beat their slot, against 44% for the league. 25th of 32.
CGRADE
41%picks hitleague 44%
13%starsleague 13%
28%startersleague 32%
32%early bustsleague 31%
34%second contractsleague 41%
9Pro Bowlers22nd in the NFL
Who ran the draft
Berry found 4 stars in 6 drafts. Dorsey found 3 in 2.
- ABAndrew Berry2020 to 2025 · 44 picks · 44% hit · 4 stars · 2 Pro BowlersC
- JDJohn Dorsey2018 to 2019 · 16 picks · 60% hit · 3 stars · 3 Pro BowlersB+
- SBSashi Brown2016 to 2017 · 24 picks · 39% hit · 5 stars · 3 Pro BowlersB+
- RFRay Farmer2014 to 2015 · 18 picks · 28% hit · 1 star · 1 Pro BowlersF
- MLMike Lombardi2013 to 2013 · 5 picks · 20% hit · 0 stars · 0 Pro Bowlersn/a
- THTom Heckert2012 to 2012 · 11 picks · 45% hit · 2 stars · 0 Pro BowlersC
Best value
Martin EmersonCB · 2022, pick 68Star
Nick ChubbRB · 2018, pick 35Star
Mitchell SchwartzOL · 2012, pick 37Star
Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahLB · 2021, pick 52Star
Grant DelpitS · 2020, pick 44Star
Biggest misses
Siaki IkaDL · 2023, pick 98Bust
DeShone KizerQB · 2017, pick 52Starter
Cameron ErvingOL · 2015, pick 19Starter
Nate OrchardEDGE · 2015, pick 51Bust
- JGJustin GilbertCB · 2014, pick 8Bust
Late-round finds
Joe SchobertEDGE · 2016, round 4Star
Their stars
15 picks had a season in the top 10% at their position
Myles GarrettEDGE · 2017, round 1Star
Jabrill PeppersS · 2017, round 1Star
Joel BitonioOL · 2014, round 2Star
David NjokuTE · 2017, round 1Star
Denzel WardCB · 2018, round 1Star
By position, stars against the league
Best at safeties (40% stars vs 22%), worst at receivers (0% vs 14%)
The line on each bar is the league. Drafts through 2022.
Stars by draft class
The 2017 class produced the most: 4
2'12
0'13
1'14
0'15
1'16
4'17
2'18
1'19
1'20
1'21
1'22
0'23
0'24
1'25
When they traded up
Moved up for 12 picks: 4 beat the slot, 3 became stars
- TRTrent RichardsonRB · 2012 · moved up from 4 to 3 with MIN; gave 4 + 118 + 139 + 211Bust
- JGJustin GilbertCB · 2014 · moved up from 9 to 8 with MIN; gave 9 + 145Bust
- JMJohnny ManzielQB · 2014 · moved up from 26 to 22 with PHI; gave 26 + 83Bust
- TWTerrance WestRB · 2014 · moved up from 106 to 94 with SFO; gave 106 + 180Backup
Xavier CooperDL · 2015 · moved up from 111 to 96 with NWE; gave 111 + 147 + 202Bust
Howard WilsonCB · 2017 · moved up from 145 to 126 with DEN; gave 145 + 175Released
Roderick JohnsonOL · 2017 · moved up from 181 to 160 with NYJ; gave 181 + 188Active
Antonio CallawayWR · 2018 · moved up from 114 to 105 with NWE; gave 114 + 178Starter
Greedy WilliamsCB · 2019 · moved up from 49 to 46 with IND; gave 49 + 144Star
Shedeur SandersQB · 2025 · moved up from 166 to 144 with SEA; gave 166 + 192Starter
Do they draft athletes?
The Browns draft below-average testers: 5.4, league 5.9
5.4average athletic scoreleague 5.9
16%tested 8.5 or betterleague 23%
Carson SchwesingerLB · 2025, pick 33 · athletic score 9.9Star
Quinshon JudkinsRB · 2025, pick 36 · athletic score 9.8Too early
Ricardo LouisWR · 2016, pick 114 · athletic score 9.7Backup
Donovan Peoples-JonesWR · 2020, pick 187 · athletic score 9.6Starter
Every pick
Every Browns draft pick since 2012
2026 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Spencer Fano | OL | Too early |
| 1 | 24 | KC Concepcion | WR | Too early |
| 2 | 39 | Denzel Boston | WR | Too early |
| 2 | 58 | Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | S | Too early |
| 3 | 86 | Austin Barber | OL | Too early |
| 5 | 146 | Parker Brailsford | OL | Too early |
| 5 | 149 | Justin Jefferson | LB | Too early |
| 5 | 170 | Joe Royer | TE | Too early |
| 6 | 182 | Taylen Green | QB | Too early |
| 7 | 248 | Carsen Ryan | TE | Too early |
2025 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 ↓ | Mason Graham | DL | Starter |
| 2 | 33 | Carson Schwesinger | LB | Star |
| 2 | 36 ↓ | Quinshon Judkins | RB | Too early |
| 3 | 67 | Harold Fannin | TE | Starter |
| 3 | 94 | Dillon Gabriel | QB | Starter |
| 4 | 126 ↓ | Dylan Sampson | RB | Too early |
| 5 | 144 ↑ | Shedeur Sanders | QB | Starter |
2024 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 54 | Michael Hall | DL | Too early |
| 3 | 85 | Zak Zinter | OL | Too early |
| 5 | 156 | Jamari Thrash | WR | Too early |
| 6 | 206 ↓ | Nathaniel Watson | LB | Too early |
| 7 | 227 | Myles Harden | CB | Too early |
| 7 | 243 | Jowon Briggs | EDGE | Too early |
2023 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 74 ↓ | Cedric Tillman | WR | Starter |
| 3 | 98 | Siaki Ika | DL | Bust |
| 4 | 111 | Dawand Jones | OL | Starter |
| 4 | 126 ↓ | Isaiah McGuire | DL | Backup |
| 5 | 140 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | QB | Active |
| 5 | 142 | Cameron Mitchell | CB | Backup |
| 6 | 190 | Luke Wypler | OL | Active |
2022 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 68 ↓ | Martin Emerson | CB | Star |
| 3 | 78 | Alex Wright | EDGE | Backup |
| 3 | 99 | David Bell | WR | Bust |
| 4 | 108 | Perrion Winfrey | DL | Active |
| 4 | 124 ↓ | Cade York | K | Active |
| 5 | 156 ↓ | Jerome Ford | RB | Backup |
| 6 | 202 ↓ | Michael Woods II | WR | Active |
| 7 | 223 | Isaiah Thomas | EDGE | Active |
| 7 | 246 | Dawson Deaton | OL | Released |
2021 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Greg Newsome II | CB | Starter |
| 2 | 52 ↑ | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | LB | Star |
| 3 | 91 ↓ | Anthony Schwartz | WR | Bust |
| 4 | 110 | James Hudson | OL | Backup |
| 4 | 132 | Tommy Togiai | DL | Backup |
| 5 | 153 ↓ | Tony Fields | LB | Backup |
| 5 | 169 | Richard LeCounte | CB | Active |
| 6 | 211 | Demetric Felton | RB | Active |
2020 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Jedrick Wills Jr. | OL | Starter |
| 2 | 44 ↓ | Grant Delpit | S | Star |
| 3 | 88 ↓ | Jordan Elliott | DL | Backup |
| 3 | 97 | Jacob Phillips | LB | Active |
| 4 | 115 | Harrison Bryant | TE | Backup |
| 5 | 160 ↓ | Nick Harris | OL | Backup |
| 6 | 187 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | Starter |
2019 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 46 ↑ | Greedy Williams | CB | Star |
| 3 | 80 | Sione Takitaki | LB | Backup |
| 4 | 119 | Sheldrick Redwine | S | Backup |
| 5 | 155 | Mack Wilson | LB | Backup |
| 5 | 170 | Austin Seibert | K | Backup |
| 6 | 189 | Drew Forbes | OL | Active |
| 7 | 221 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | CB | Released |
2018 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Starter |
| 1 | 4 ↓ | Denzel Ward | CB | Star |
| 2 | 33 | Austin Corbett | OL | Starter |
| 2 | 35 ↓ | Nick Chubb | RB | Star |
| 3 | 67 ↓ | Chad Thomas | EDGE | Bust |
| 4 | 105 ↑ | Antonio Callaway | WR | Starter |
| 5 | 150 ↓ | Genard Avery | LB | Backup |
| 6 | 175 | Damion Ratley | WR | Active |
| 6 | 188 | Simeon Thomas | CB | Active |
2017 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Myles Garrett | EDGE | Star |
| 1 | 25 ↓ | Jabrill Peppers | S | Star |
| 1 | 29 ↑ | David Njoku | TE | Star |
| 2 | 52 ↓ | DeShone Kizer | QB | Starter |
| 3 | 65 | Larry Ogunjobi | DL | Star |
| 4 | 126 ↑ | Howard Wilson | CB | Released |
| 5 | 160 ↑ | Roderick Johnson | OL | Active |
| 6 | 185 | Caleb Brantley | DL | Active |
| 7 | 224 | Zane Gonzalez | K | Backup |
| 7 | 252 | Matthew Dayes | RB | Active |
2016 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 ↓ | Corey Coleman | WR | Starter |
| 2 | 32 | Emmanuel Ogbah | EDGE | Starter |
| 3 | 65 | Carl Nassib | EDGE | Backup |
| 3 | 76 ↓ | Shon Coleman | OL | Starter |
| 3 | 93 ↓ | Cody Kessler | QB | Starter |
| 4 | 99 | Joe Schobert | EDGE | Star |
| 4 | 114 ↓ | Ricardo Louis | WR | Backup |
| 4 | 129 ↓ | Derrick Kindred | S | Starter |
| 4 | 138 | Seth Devalve | TE | Backup |
| 5 | 154 ↓ | Jordan Payton | WR | Active |
| 5 | 168 ↓ | Spencer Drango | OL | Starter |
| 5 | 172 | Rashard Higgins | WR | Starter |
| 5 | 173 | Trey Caldwell | CB | Active |
| 7 | 250 | Scooby Wright III | LB | Active |
2015 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Danny Shelton | DL | Backup |
| 1 | 19 ↓ | Cameron Erving | OL | Starter |
| 2 | 51 ↓ | Nate Orchard | EDGE | Bust |
| 3 | 77 | Duke Johnson | RB | Backup |
| 3 | 96 ↑ | Xavier Cooper | DL | Bust |
| 4 | 115 ↓ | Ibraheim Campbell | S | Backup |
| 4 | 123 ↓ | Vince Mayle | WR | Active |
| 6 | 189 | Charles Gaines | CB | Active |
| 6 | 195 ↓ | Malcolm Johnson | TE | Active |
| 6 | 198 ↓ | Randall Telfer | TE | Active |
| 7 | 219 | Hayes Pullard | LB | Backup |
| 7 | 241 ↓ | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | CB | Released |
2014 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 ↑ | Justin Gilbert | CB | Bust |
| 1 | 22 ↑ | Johnny Manziel | QB | Bust |
| 2 | 35 | Joel Bitonio | OL | Star |
| 3 | 71 | Christian Kirksey | LB | Starter |
| 3 | 94 ↑ | Terrance West | RB | Backup |
| 4 | 127 ↓ | Pierre Desir | CB | Backup |
2013 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Barkevious Mingo | LB | Bust |
| 3 | 68 | Leon McFadden | CB | Bust |
| 6 | 175 | Jamoris Slaughter | CB | Released |
| 7 | 217 ↓ | Armonty Bryant | EDGE | Backup |
| 7 | 227 | Garrett Gilkey | OL | Active |
2012 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 ↑ | Trent Richardson | RB | Bust |
| 1 | 22 ↓ | Brandon Weeden | QB | Bust |
| 2 | 37 | Mitchell Schwartz | OL | Star |
| 3 | 87 ↓ | John Hughes | DL | Star |
| 4 | 100 | Travis Benjamin | WR | Backup |
| 4 | 120 ↓ | James-Michael Johnson | LB | Backup |
| 5 | 160 | Ryan Miller | OL | Active |
| 6 | 204 | Emmanuel Acho | LB | Active |
| 6 | 205 | Billy Winn | DL | Backup |
| 7 | 245 | Trevin Wade | CB | Backup |
| 7 | 247 | Brad Smelley | TE | Active |
↑ traded up for, ↓ came from trading down.
How it works: every pick is compared with what its draft slot usually produces. A hit beat the slot. A star had a season in the top 10% at his position. An early bust is a round 1 to 3 pick who never produced. The letter blends value over the slot, starters, stars and early busts. A best season counts only after 16 games, and the last two classes are still developing.
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