With The NFL Draft Order Finalized, Where Are The Browns Picking?
For the third straight year the Cleveland Browns will enter the NFL Draft without a first round pick.
The Houston Texans own their 2024 first rounder as the final of three firsts that Cleveland surrendered as part of the Deshaun Watson trade in 2022.
On Friday, the NFL announced the full slate of compensatory picks – rewarded to teams that lost more compensatory free agents than they gained in the previous offseason. The bonus picks can also be earned when minority coaches or front office personnel are hired away from your team in head coach and general manager roles. The rewarded picks always fall between the third and seventh rounds of the draft.
Cleveland didn't earn any compensatory selections this year based on the formula used to calculate and distribute the extra selections. Super Bowl runner up San Francisco along with the Los Angeles Rams walked away with the most picks with five a piece. Philadelphia came away with four while a handful of teams earned three. Cleveland rivals Cincinnati and Baltimore earned two and one respectively.
With the announcement of compensatory picks, the NFL also shared the official 2024 draft order as the Browns now know where each of their six picks will be.
Here's where each of the selections fall based on round and official pick number:
Round 2, Pick 22 - 54
Round 3, Pick 21 - 85
Round 5, Pick 1 - 135
Round 5, Pick 21 - 155
Round 6, Pick 27 - 202
Round 6, Pick 30 - 205
