Cleveland Browns
Draft Profile · 2006–2025 · 164 picks analyzed
Avg Value Over Expected
-5.0
Across 164 graded picks
Hit Rate
15%
Picks outperforming draft slot
Avg Pick Movement
-26 spots
Average redraft position change
Positional Drafting
▲OL22p
+44.5▼WR21p
-212.0Total value over expected
Draft Range Rank
▲Round 2
12th▼Rounds 4-5
32ndBest / worst rank vs. league
Draft Class Performance
Year-by-year draft class rank among all teams. Color reflects relative performance.
Early grade — career still developing
Draft Investment Returns
Each circle is a draft pick, sized by capital invested. Position shows value generated versus expectations.
Biggest Steals & Busts
Top 5 picks that most outperformed or underperformed their draft slot.
Biggest Steals
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles GarrettTop Steal 2017 · DE · Texas A&M | 109.4 | #1→#1 | +64.4 | |
| Joe ThomasTop Steal 2007 · OL · Wisconsin | 97.5 | #3→#2 | +53.9 | |
| Joel BitonioTop Steal 2014 · OL · Nevada | 78.3 | #35→#7 | +51.0 | |
| Alex MackTop Steal 2009 · OL · California | 80.1 | #21→#2 | +46.9 | |
| Mitchell SchwartzTop Steal 2012 · OL · California | 72.1 | #37→#13 | +45.5 |
Biggest Busts
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin GilbertBust 2014 · DB · Oklahoma St. | 0.9 | #8→#157 | -39.4 | |
| Cameron ErvingBust 2015 · OL · Florida St. | -1.1 | #19→#252 | -35.3 | |
| Brady QuinnBust 2007 · QB · Notre Dame | -0.9 | #22→#245 | -33.6 | |
| Corey ColemanBust 2016 · WR · Baylor | 2.7 | #15→#132 | -33.6 | |
| Johnny ManzielBust 2014 · QB · Texas A&M | -0.8 | #22→#250 | -33.5 |
Pick Range Performance
How Cleveland Browns performs in each draft slot range compared to the league average.
Range
Picks
vs. League Avg
Rank
Complete Draft History
Every draft pick since 2006.
164 picks
Pick | Player | Rd | Year | Value | Diff | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20257 picks-102.830th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Mason GrahamEarly Promise DT · Michigan | 1 | 2025 | 11.0 | -31.3 | 17 |
| Carson SchwesingerRising Star LB · UCLA | 2 | 2025 | 18.8 | -9.3 | 16 |
| Quinshon JudkinsEarly RB · Ohio St. | 2 | 2025 | 5.4 | -21.5 | 14 |
| Harold FanninEarly Promise TE · Bowling Green | 3 | 2025 | 9.0 | -9.5 | 16 |
| Dillon GabrielEarly QB · Oregon | 3 | 2025 | -1.1 | -14.3 | 10 |
| Dylan SampsonEarly RB · Tennessee | 4 | 2025 | 2.7 | -7.2 | 15 |
| Shedeur SandersEarly QB · Colorado | 5 | 2025 | -1.2 | -9.9 | 8 |
20246 picks-45.317th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Michael HallEarly DT · Ohio St. | 2 | 2024 | 0.9 | -20.7 | 17 |
| Zak ZinterEarly OL · Michigan | 3 | 2024 | -0.9 | -15.6 | 22 |
| Jamari ThrashEarly WR · Louisville | 5 | 2024 | -0.8 | -8.5 | 18 |
| Nathaniel WatsonEarly LB · Mississippi St. | 6 | 2024 | 0.4 | -4.3 | 14 |
| Myles HardenEarly DB · South Dakota | 7 | 2024 | -1.2 | -5.2 | 20 |
| Jowon BriggsEarly DE · Cincinnati | 7 | 2024 | 12.7 | +9.0 | 23 |
20237 picks-59.221st of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Cedric Tillman WR · Tennessee | 3 | 2023 | -0.2 | -17.1 | 38 |
| Siaki Ika DE · Baylor | 3 | 2023 | -1.0 | -13.6 | 4 |
| Dawand Jones OL · Ohio St. | 4 | 2023 | -0.4 | -11.4 | 24 |
| Isaiah McGuire DE · Missouri | 4 | 2023 | 18.4 | +8.5 | 37 |
| Dorian Thompson-Robinson QB · UCLA | 5 | 2023 | -1.0 | -9.9 | 15 |
| Cameron Mitchell DB · Northwestern | 5 | 2023 | -0.8 | -9.6 | 40 |
| Luke Wypler OL · Ohio St. | 6 | 2023 | -0.6 | -6.1 | 22 |
20229 picks-61.921st of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Martin Emerson DB · Mississippi St. | 3 | 2022 | 9.3 | -8.9 | 50 |
| Alex Wright DE · Ala-Birmingham | 3 | 2022 | 7.8 | -8.2 | 51 |
| David Bell WR · Purdue | 3 | 2022 | -0.6 | -13.1 | 32 |
| Perrion Winfrey DT · Oklahoma | 4 | 2022 | -0.9 | -12.2 | 15 |
| Cade York K · LSU | 4 | 2022 | 0.0 | -10.0 | 23 |
| Jerome Ford RB · Cincinnati | 5 | 2022 | 12.2 | +4.5 | 57 |
| Michael Woods II WR · Oklahoma | 6 | 2022 | -0.9 | -5.8 | 15 |
| Isaiah Thomas DE · Oklahoma | 7 | 2022 | -0.4 | -4.5 | 12 |
| Dawson Deaton OL · Texas Tech | 7 | 2022 | 0.0 | -3.6 | |
20218 picks-50.522nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Greg Newsome II DB · Northwestern | 1 | 2021 | 13.8 | -17.1 | 71 |
| Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah LB · Notre Dame | 2 | 2021 | 32.9 | +10.8 | 49 |
| Anthony Schwartz WR · Auburn | 3 | 2021 | -0.6 | -14.2 | 25 |
| James Hudson OL · Cincinnati | 4 | 2021 | -1.1 | -12.2 | 60 |
| Tommy Togiai DT · Ohio St. | 4 | 2021 | 8.7 | -0.8 | 41 |
| Tony Fields LB · West Virginia | 5 | 2021 | -0.6 | -8.6 | 45 |
| Richard LeCounte S · Georgia | 5 | 2021 | 0.3 | -6.4 | 12 |
| Demetric Felton RB · UCLA | 6 | 2021 | 2.6 | -1.9 | 24 |
20207 picks-71.928th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jedrick Wills Jr.Bust OL · Alabama | 1 | 2020 | 12.0 | -27.1 | 58 |
| Grant Delpit S · LSU | 2 | 2020 | 20.5 | -3.8 | 78 |
| Jordan Elliott DT · Texas | 3 | 2020 | -1.5 | -15.6 | 97 |
| Jacob Phillips LB · LSU | 3 | 2020 | -1.1 | -13.8 | 20 |
| Harrison Bryant TE · Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2020 | 1.0 | -9.7 | 90 |
| Nick Harris OL · Washington | 5 | 2020 | -0.1 | -7.5 | 45 |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones WR · Michigan | 6 | 2020 | 11.3 | +5.7 | 58 |
20197 picks-44.527th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Greedy WilliamsBust DB · LSU | 2 | 2019 | 2.2 | -21.5 | 39 |
| Sione Takitaki LB · BYU | 3 | 2019 | 17.0 | +1.4 | 86 |
| Sheldrick Redwine S · Miami (FL) | 4 | 2019 | -0.5 | -10.8 | 34 |
| Mack Wilson LB · Alabama | 5 | 2019 | 9.7 | +1.9 | 101 |
| Austin Seibert K · Oklahoma | 5 | 2019 | 0.8 | -5.9 | 40 |
| Drew Forbes OL · SE Missouri St. | 6 | 2019 | 0.1 | -5.4 | 12 |
| Donnie Lewis Jr. DB · Tulane | 7 | 2019 | 0.0 | -4.2 | |
20189 picks+11.812th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Baker MayfieldTop Steal QB · Oklahoma | 1 | 2018 | 68.3 | +23.3 | 123 |
| Denzel Ward DB · Ohio St. | 1 | 2018 | 41.9 | -1.0 | 110 |
| Austin Corbett OL · Nevada | 2 | 2018 | 27.1 | -1.0 | 94 |
| Nick ChubbTop Steal RB · Georgia | 2 | 2018 | 65.5 | +38.2 | 100 |
| Chad Thomas DE · Miami (FL) | 3 | 2018 | -0.8 | -19.3 | 20 |
| Antonio Callaway WR · Florida | 4 | 2018 | 4.2 | -7.5 | 25 |
| Genard Avery LB · Memphis | 5 | 2018 | -0.8 | -9.0 | 63 |
| Damion Ratley WR · Texas A&M | 6 | 2018 | 0.0 | -6.3 | 31 |
| Simeon Thomas DB · Louisiana | 6 | 2018 | 0.0 | -5.6 | 12 |
201710 picks+22.89th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Myles GarrettTop Steal DE · Texas A&M | 1 | 2017 | 109.4 | +64.4 | 134 |
| Jabrill PeppersSteal S · Michigan | 1 | 2017 | 47.3 | +15.9 | 113 |
| David Njoku TE · Miami (FL) | 1 | 2017 | 27.3 | -2.3 | 118 |
| DeShone KizerBust QB · Notre Dame | 2 | 2017 | -1.1 | -23.2 | 18 |
| Larry Ogunjobi DT · Charlotte | 3 | 2017 | 10.9 | -8.0 | 134 |
| Howard Wilson DB · Houston | 4 | 2017 | 0.0 | -9.9 | |
| Roderick Johnson OL · Florida St. | 5 | 2017 | 5.0 | -2.4 | 29 |
| Caleb Brantley DT · Florida | 6 | 2017 | -0.3 | -6.0 | 20 |
| Zane Gonzalez K · Arizona St. | 7 | 2017 | 2.0 | -2.1 | 78 |
| Matthew Dayes RB · North Carolina St. | 7 | 2017 | 0.0 | -3.6 | 23 |
201614 picks-82.124th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Corey ColemanBust WR · Baylor | 1 | 2016 | 2.7 | -33.6 | 27 |
| Emmanuel Ogbah DE · Oklahoma St. | 2 | 2016 | 26.3 | -2.2 | 136 |
| Carl Nassib DE · Penn St. | 3 | 2016 | 16.2 | -2.7 | 99 |
| Shon Coleman OL · Auburn | 3 | 2016 | 3.8 | -12.6 | 23 |
| Cody Kessler QB · USC | 3 | 2016 | 5.1 | -8.2 | 17 |
| Joe Schobert LB · Wisconsin | 4 | 2016 | 24.4 | +11.9 | 99 |
| Ricardo Louis WR · Auburn | 4 | 2016 | -0.9 | -11.7 | 32 |
| Derrick Kindred S · TCU | 4 | 2016 | 1.9 | -7.8 | 42 |
| Seth Devalve TE · Princeton | 4 | 2016 | 1.1 | -8.0 | 57 |
| Jordan Payton WR · UCLA | 5 | 2016 | -0.2 | -8.1 | 4 |
| Spencer Drango OL · Baylor | 5 | 2016 | 12.0 | +5.2 | 32 |
| Rashard Higgins WR · Colorado St. | 5 | 2016 | 11.8 | +5.3 | 85 |
| Trey Caldwell DB · La-Monroe | 5 | 2016 | 0.0 | -6.5 | 1 |
| Scooby Wright III LB · Arizona | 7 | 2016 | 0.3 | -3.3 | 13 |
201512 picks-98.328th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Danny Shelton DT · Washington | 1 | 2015 | 33.8 | -4.1 | 101 |
| Cameron ErvingBust OL · Florida St. | 1 | 2015 | -1.1 | -35.3 | 98 |
| Nate Orchard DE · Utah | 2 | 2015 | 4.1 | -18.3 | 48 |
| Duke JohnsonSteal RB · Miami (FL) | 3 | 2015 | 31.4 | +15.2 | 97 |
| Xavier Cooper DT · Washington St. | 3 | 2015 | -1.1 | -14.0 | 40 |
| Ibraheim Campbell S · Northwestern | 4 | 2015 | 4.4 | -6.3 | 60 |
| Vince Mayle WR · Washington St. | 4 | 2015 | -0.3 | -10.4 | 23 |
| Charles Gaines DB · Louisville | 6 | 2015 | -0.9 | -6.4 | 6 |
| Malcolm Johnson TE · Mississippi St. | 6 | 2015 | -0.9 | -6.1 | 19 |
| Randall Telfer TE · USC | 6 | 2015 | -1.0 | -6.1 | 30 |
| Hayes Pullard LB · USC | 7 | 2015 | 1.4 | -2.8 | 46 |
| Ifo Ekpre-Olomu DB · Oregon | 7 | 2015 | 0.0 | -3.7 | |
20146 picks-16.224th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Justin GilbertBust DB · Oklahoma St. | 1 | 2014 | 0.9 | -39.4 | 35 |
| Johnny ManzielBust QB · Texas A&M | 1 | 2014 | -0.8 | -33.5 | 14 |
| Joel BitonioTop Steal OL · Nevada | 2 | 2014 | 78.3 | +51.0 | 178 |
| Christian Kirksey LB · Iowa | 3 | 2014 | 14.8 | -2.7 | 114 |
| Terrance West RB · Towson | 3 | 2014 | 9.5 | -3.7 | 43 |
| Pierre Desir DB · Lindenwood | 4 | 2014 | 22.0 | +12.2 | 85 |
20135 picks-60.032nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Barkevious MingoBust LB · LSU | 1 | 2013 | 16.8 | -24.8 | 126 |
| Leon McFadden DB · San Diego St. | 3 | 2013 | -0.7 | -18.9 | 34 |
| Jamoris Slaughter DB · Notre Dame | 6 | 2013 | 0.0 | -6.3 | |
| Armonty Bryant DE · East Central (OK) | 7 | 2013 | -0.6 | -4.9 | 36 |
| Garrett Gilkey OL · Chadron St. | 7 | 2013 | -1.0 | -5.0 | 22 |
201211 picks-41.123rd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Trent RichardsonBust RB · Alabama | 1 | 2012 | 16.5 | -27.1 | 46 |
| Brandon WeedenBust QB · Oklahoma St. | 1 | 2012 | 3.8 | -28.9 | 35 |
| Mitchell SchwartzTop Steal OL · California | 2 | 2012 | 72.1 | +45.5 | 134 |
| John Hughes DT · Cincinnati | 3 | 2012 | 11.4 | -2.9 | 66 |
| Travis Benjamin WR · Miami (FL) | 4 | 2012 | 16.1 | +3.8 | 111 |
| James-Michael Johnson LB · Nevada | 4 | 2012 | -0.7 | -11.0 | 48 |
| Ryan Miller OL · Colorado | 5 | 2012 | -0.1 | -7.5 | 8 |
| Emmanuel Acho LB · Texas | 6 | 2012 | 0.0 | -4.8 | 20 |
| Billy Winn DT · Boise St. | 6 | 2012 | 2.4 | -2.4 | 74 |
| Trevin Wade DB · Arizona | 7 | 2012 | 1.8 | -1.9 | 47 |
| Brad Smelley TE · Alabama | 7 | 2012 | -0.3 | -3.9 | 4 |
20118 picks-20.922nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Phil TaylorBust DT · Baylor | 1 | 2011 | 10.0 | -23.2 | 44 |
| Jabaal SheardTop Steal DE · Pittsburgh | 2 | 2011 | 55.1 | +28.5 | 145 |
| Greg Little WR · North Carolina | 2 | 2011 | 3.7 | -16.7 | 54 |
| Jordan Cameron TE · USC | 4 | 2011 | 14.4 | +2.3 | 66 |
| Owen Marecic RB · Stanford | 4 | 2011 | -0.9 | -10.9 | 24 |
| Buster Skrine DB · Chattanooga | 5 | 2011 | 10.0 | +0.9 | 158 |
| Jason Pinkston OL · Pittsburgh | 5 | 2011 | 8.7 | +0.5 | 25 |
| Eric Hagg S · Nebraska | 7 | 2011 | 1.3 | -2.3 | 22 |
20108 picks-11.219th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Joe Haden DB · Florida | 1 | 2010 | 50.4 | +9.4 | 158 |
| T.J. WardSteal S · Oregon | 2 | 2010 | 43.4 | +17.2 | 107 |
| Montario HardestyBust RB · Tennessee | 2 | 2010 | -0.8 | -21.2 | 23 |
| Colt McCoy QB · Texas | 3 | 2010 | 12.5 | -2.2 | 56 |
| Shawn Lauvao OL · Arizona St. | 3 | 2010 | 18.7 | +5.2 | 99 |
| Larry Asante S · Nebraska | 5 | 2010 | -0.2 | -7.6 | 39 |
| Carlton Mitchell WR · South Florida | 6 | 2010 | 0.0 | -6.2 | 16 |
| Clifton Geathers DE · South Carolina | 6 | 2010 | -0.2 | -5.9 | 37 |
20098 picks-35.822nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Alex MackTop Steal OL · California | 1 | 2009 | 80.1 | +46.9 | 196 |
| Brian RobiskieBust WR · Ohio St. | 2 | 2009 | -0.5 | -27.4 | 38 |
| Mohamed Massaquoi WR · Georgia | 2 | 2009 | 9.3 | -13.3 | 54 |
| David VeikuneBust LB · Hawaii | 2 | 2009 | 0.2 | -21.9 | 14 |
| Kaluka Maiava LB · USC | 4 | 2009 | 9.7 | -2.1 | 63 |
| Don Carey S · Norfolk St. | 6 | 2009 | -0.8 | -7.0 | 100 |
| Coye Francies DB · San Jose St. | 6 | 2009 | 0.0 | -5.4 | 23 |
| James Davis RB · Clemson | 6 | 2009 | -0.3 | -5.5 | 9 |
20085 picks-13.121st of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Beau Bell LB · UNLV | 4 | 2008 | 0.0 | -11.8 | 5 |
| Martin Rucker TE · Missouri | 4 | 2008 | -0.4 | -11.4 | 12 |
| Ahtyba RubinTop Steal DT · Iowa St. | 6 | 2008 | 25.6 | +20.1 | 144 |
| Paul Hubbard WR · Wisconsin | 6 | 2008 | -0.2 | -5.6 | 1 |
| Alex Hall LB · St. Augustine's | 7 | 2008 | -0.5 | -4.4 | 32 |
20077 picks+20.512th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Joe ThomasTop Steal OL · Wisconsin | 1 | 2007 | 97.5 | +53.9 | 167 |
| Brady QuinnBust QB · Notre Dame | 1 | 2007 | -0.9 | -33.6 | 24 |
| Eric Wright DB · UNLV | 2 | 2007 | 21.5 | -0.3 | 92 |
| Brandon McDonaldSteal DB · Memphis | 5 | 2007 | 24.0 | +15.1 | 80 |
| Melila Purcell DE · Hawaii | 6 | 2007 | 0.0 | -5.0 | |
| Chase Pittman DE · LSU | 7 | 2007 | 0.0 | -4.4 | |
| Syndric Steptoe WR · Arizona | 7 | 2007 | -1.2 | -5.0 | 16 |
200610 picks-59.426th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Kamerion Wimbley DE · Florida St. | 1 | 2006 | 27.9 | -9.5 | 140 |
| D'Qwell Jackson LB · Maryland | 2 | 2006 | 38.9 | +11.2 | 141 |
| Travis Wilson WR · Oklahoma | 3 | 2006 | -0.3 | -16.3 | 4 |
| Leon Williams LB · Miami (FL) | 4 | 2006 | -0.9 | -12.0 | 61 |
| Isaac Sowells OL · Indiana | 4 | 2006 | 0.0 | -10.9 | 17 |
| Jerome Harrison RB · Washington St. | 5 | 2006 | 2.0 | -6.6 | 63 |
| DeMario Minter DB · Georgia | 5 | 2006 | 0.0 | -8.0 | |
| Lawrence Vickers FB · Colorado | 6 | 2006 | 8.3 | +2.3 | 106 |
| Babatunde Oshinowo DT · Stanford | 6 | 2006 | -0.1 | -6.1 | 2 |
| Justin Hamilton RB · Virginia Tech | 7 | 2006 | 0.7 | -3.5 | 12 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Cleveland Browns's draft history.
Who is the best draft pick in Cleveland Browns history?
Myles Garrett (DE), drafted #1 overall in 2017, is the Cleveland Browns's best value pick with +64 points over expected. In a redraft, Myles Garrett would go #1 overall.
Who is the biggest draft bust in Cleveland Browns history?
Justin Gilbert (DB), picked #8 in 2014, underperformed by 39 points vs. expected. Redraft value places Justin Gilbert at #157 overall.
How well do the Cleveland Browns draft?
From 2006–2025, the Cleveland Browns average -5.0 value over expected per pick across 164 graded selections. 15% of their picks outperform their draft slot.
What was the Cleveland Browns's best draft class?
The 2017 class ranks 9th among all teams that year, with 10 picks averaging +2.3 value over expected.
How many draft steals and busts have the Cleveland Browns had?
Since 2006, the Cleveland Browns have found 13 draft steals and had 27 busts or significant disappointments out of 164 graded picks.
