Every year, Mel Kiper re-grades the drafts of all 32 teams from the previous season after getting to evaluate how much progress rookies have made. He provides the disclaimer that this is just a fun exercise, and that it takes more than one year to firmly label how well a team’s draft class did.
After the draft last year, Kiper gave the Browns a B for their 2017 draft. Below is a table of the Browns’ 2017 picks:
Browns’ 2017 NFL Draft Picks
| Round | Pick | Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Pick | Position | Player | School |
| 1 | 1 | Myles Garrett | DE | TEXAS A&M |
| 1 | 25 | Jabrill Peppers | S | MICHIGAN |
| 1 | 29 | David Njoku | TE | MIAMI |
| 2 | 52 | DeShone Kizer | QB | NOTRE DAME |
| 3 | 65 | Larry Ogunjobi | DT | CHARLOTTE |
| 4 | 126 | Howard Wilson | CB | HOUSTON |
| 5 | 160 | Roderick Johnson | OT | FLORIDA STATE |
| 6 | 185 | Caleb Brantley | DT | FLORIDA |
| 7 | 224 | Zane Gonzalez | K | ARIZONA STATE |
| 7 | 252 | Matthew Dayes | RB | NC STATE |
With a year to reflect on the draft class, here is the good that Kiper saw from it:
There was a lot of good in this class.