With the 33rd pick in the NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns decided to go for a player on defense for their second pick in a row. They snagged linebacker Carson Schwesinger off the board, taking one of the biggest draft risers this offseason away from rival teams in need of linebacker depth.

The Browns passed up the opportunity to get one of the prospects regarded as the consensus top-two players in the draft in Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter but still ended up with one of the best players in Graham and one they view as a perfect fit for their defense.

The Cleveland Browns enter the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday with eight picks over the three-day event. They traded two sixth-rounders (Nos. 179, 216) and a seventh-rounder (No. 255) to the Houston Texans for a fifth-round selection (No.