2024 NFL draft live updates: Rounds 4-7 predictions, how to watch, analysis, Browns picks
BEREA — The Cleveland Browns looked to upgrade their roster along each line during Day 2 of the NFL draft.
What will Day 3 bring?
In adding a defensive tackle (Michael Hall Jr.) and guard (Zak Zinter) Friday, the Browns have set themselves up to perhaps pursue offensive skill in the final four rounds of the draft Saturday once the draft resumes at noon. They begin the day with four picks, with the first scheduled to come in the fifth round — barring any trades.
We'll have all of the Browns draft picks and other news here. Follow along throughout the day.
UDFAs take center stage following NFL draft
After adding six players through the NFL draft, the Browns are not done making additions to their roster. The pursuit of undrafted free agents begins, with some signing moments after the draft ends. Here's our Browns UDFA tracker, as well as a list of the best available players, as of the end of the draft.
NFL draft picks updates: Round 7 picks No. 221-257
No. 221, Buffalo Bills: Travis Clayton, G, England
No. 222, Washington Commanders: Javonte Jean-Baptiste, DE, Notre Dame
No. 223, Las Vegas Raiders: Trey Taylor, S, Air Force
No. 224, Cincinnati Bengals: Daijahn Anthony, S, Ole Miss
No. 225, Los Angeles Chargers: Brendan Rice, WR, USC
No. 226, Arizona Cardinals: Jaden Davis, CB, Miami
No. 227, Cleveland Browns: Myles Harden, DB, South Dakota
No. 228, Baltimore Ravens: Nick Samac, C, Michigan State
No. 229, Las Vegas Raiders: M.J. Devonshire, CB, Pittsburgh
No. 230, Minnesota Vikings: Michael Jurgens, C, Wake Forest
No. 231, New England Patriots: Jaheim Bell, TE, Florida State
No. 232, Minnesota Vikings: Levi Drake Rodriguez, DT, Texas A&M-Commerce
No. 233, Dallas Cowboys: Nathan Thomas, OT, Louisiana
No. 234, Indianapolis Colts: Jonah Laulu, DT, Oklahoma
No. 235, Denver Broncos: Devaughn Vele, WR, Utah
No. 236, Jacksonville Jaguars: Myles Cole,DE, Texas Tech
No. 237, Cincinnati Bengals: Matt Lee, C, Miami
No. 238, Houston Texans: Solomon Byrd, DE, USC
No. 239, New Orleans Saints: Josiah Ezirim, OT, Eastern Kentucky
No. 240, Carolina Panthers: Michael Barrett, LB, Michigan
No. 241, Miami Dolphins: Tahj Washington, WR, USC
No. 242, Tennessee Titans: James Williams, S, Miami
No. 243, Cleveland Browns: Jowon Briggs, DT, Cincinnati
No. 244, Dallas Cowboys: Justin Rogers, DT, Auburn
No. 245, Green Bay Packers: Michael Pratt, QB, Tulane
No. 246, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Devin Culp, TE, Washington
No. 247, Houston Texans: Marcus Harris, DT, Auburn
No. 248, Kanas City Chiefs: C.J. Hanson, G, Holy Cross
No. 249, Houston Texans, LaDarius Henderson, OT, Michigan
No. 250, Baltimore Ravens: Sanoussi Kane, S, Purdue
No. 251, San Francisco 49ers: Tatum Bethune, LB, Florida Sate
No. 252, Tennessee Titans: Jaylen Harrell, DE, Michigan
No. 253, Los Angeles Chargers: Cornelius Johnson, WR, Michigan
No. 254, Los Angeles Rams: KT Leveston, G, Kansas State
No. 255, Green Bay Packers: Kalen King, CB, Penn State
No. 256, Denver Broncos: Nick Gargiulo, C, South Carolina
No. 257, New York Jets: Jaylen Key, S, Alabama
NFL draft picks updates: Round 6 picks No. 177-220
No. 177, Minnesota Vikings: Walter Rouse, OT, Oklahoma
No. 178, Pittsburgh Steelers: Logan Lee, DT, Iowa
No. 179, Seattle Seahawks: Sataoa Laumea, G, Utah
No. 180., New England Patriots: Macellas Dial, CB, South Carolina
No. 181, Los Angeles Chargers: Kimani Vidal, RB, Troy
No. 182, Tennessee Titans: Jha’Quan Jackson, WR, Tulane
No. 183, New York Giants: Darius Muasau, LB, UCLA
No. 184, Miami Dolphins, Malik Washington, WR, Washington
No. 185, Philadelphia Eagles: Johnny Wilson, WR, Florida State
No. 186, Atlanta Falcons: Jase McClellan, RB, Alabama
No. 187, Atlanta Falcons: Casey Washington, WR, Illinois
No. 188, Houston Texans: Jamal Hill, LB, Oregon
No. 189, Detroit Lions: Mekhi Wingo, DT, LSU
No. 190, Philadelphia Eagles: Dylan McMahon, C, North Carolina State
No. 191, Arizona Cardinals: Tejhuan Palmer, WR, UAB
No. 192, Seattle Seahawks: DJ James, CB, Auburn
No. 193, New England Patriots: Joe Milton II, Tennessee
No. 194, Cincinnati Bengals: Tanner McLachlan, TE, Arizona
No. 195, Pittsburgh Steelers: Ryan Watts, CB, Texas
No. 196, Los Angeles Rams: Tyler Davis, DT, Clemson
No. 197, Atlanta Falcons: Zion Logue, DT, Georgia
No. 198, Miami Dolphins: Patrick McMorris, S, California
No. 199, New Orleans Saints: Khristian Boyd, DT, Northern Iowa
No. 200, Carolina Panthers: Jaden Crumedy, DT, Mississippi State
No. 201, Indianapolis Colts: Micah Abraham, CB, Marshall
No. 202, Green Bay Packers: Travis Glover, OT, Georgia State
No. 203, Minnesota Vikings: Will Reichard, K, Alabama
No. 204, Buffalo Bills: Tylan Grable, OT, UCF
No. 205, Houston Texans: Jawhar Jordan, RB, Louisville
No. 206, Cleveland Browns: Nathaniel Watson, LB, Mississippi State
No. 207, Seattle Seahawks: Michael Jerrell, OT, Findlay
No. 208, Las Vegas Raiders: Dylan Laube, RB, New Hampshire
No. 209, Los Angeles Rams: Joshua Karty, K, Stanford
No. 210, Detroit Lions: Christian Mahogany, G, Boston College
No. 211, Kansas City Chiefs: Kamal Hadden, CB, Tennessee
No. 212, Jacksonville Jaguars: Cam Little, K, Arkansas
No. 213, Los Angeles Rams: Jordan Whittingon, WR, Texas
No. 214, Cincinnati Bengals: Cedric Johnson, DE, Mississippi
No. 215, San Francisco 49ers: Jarrett Kingston, G, USC
No. 216, Dallas Cowboys: Ryan Flournoy, WR, Southeast Missouri State
No. 217, Los Angeles Rams: Beaux Limmer, C, Arkansas
No. 218, Baltimore Ravens: Devin Leary, QB, Kentucky
No. 219, Buffalo Bills: Daequan Hardy, CB, Penn State
No. 220, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Elijah Klein, G, UTEP
NFL draft picks update: Round 5 picks No. 136-150
No. 136, Seattle Seahawks: Nehemiah Pritchett, CB, Auburn
No. 137. Los Angeles Chargers: Tarheeb Still, CB, Maryland
No. 138, Arizona Cardinals: Xavier Thomas, EDGE, Clemson
No. 139, Washington Commanders: Jordan Magee, LB, Temple
No. 140, Los Angeles Chargers: Cam Hart, CB, Notre Dame
No. 141, Buffalo Bills: Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, C, Georgia
No. 142, Indianapolis Colts: Anthony Gould, WR, Oregon State
No. 143, Atlanta Falcons: JD Bertrand, LB, Notre Dame
No. 144, Chicago Bears: Austin Booker, EDGE, Kansas
No. 145: Denver Broncos: Kris Abrams-Draine, CB, Missouri
No. 146, Tennessee Titans: Jarvis Brownlee Jr, CB, Louisville
No. 147, Denver Broncos: Austin Estime, RB, Notre Dame
No. 148, Las Vegas Raiders: Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State
No. 149, Cincinnati Bengals: Josh Newton, CB. TCU
No. 150, New Orleans Saints: Spencer Rattler, QB. South Carolina
No. 151, Indianapolis Colts: Jaylon Carlies, S, Missouri
No. 152, Philadelphia Eagles: Ainias Smith, WR, Texas A&M
No. 153, Jacksonville Jaguars: Deantre Price, CB, Mississippi
No. 154, Los Angeles Rams: Brennan Jackson, DE, Washington State
No. 155, Philadelphia Eagles: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson
No. 156, Cleveland Browns: Jamari Thrash, WR, Louisville
No. 157, Carolina Panthers: Chau Smith-Wade, CB, Washington State
No. 158, Miami Dolphins: Mohamed Kamara, DE, Colorado State
No. 159, Kansas City Chiefs: Hunter Nourzad, C, Penn State
No. 160, Buffalo Bills: Edefuan Ulofoshio, LB, Washington
No. 161, Washington Commanders: Dominique Hampton, S, Washington
No. 162, Arizona Cardinals: Christian Jones OT, Texas
No. 163., Green Bay Packers: Jacob Monk, C, Duke
No. 164, Indianapolis Colts: Jaylin Simpson, S, Auburn
No. 165, Baltimore Ravens: Rasheed Ali, RB, Marshall
No. 166, New York Giants: Tyrone Tracy, RB, Purdue
No. 167, Jacksonville Jaguars: Keilan Robinson, RB, Texas
No. 168, Buffalo Bills: Javon Solomon, DE, Troy
No. 169, Green Bay Packers: Kitan Oladapo, S, Oregon State
No. 170, New Orleans Saints: Bub Means, WR, Pittsburgh
No. 171, New York Jets: Jordan Travis, QB, Florida State
No. 172, Philadelphia Eagles: Trevor Keegan, G, Michigan
No. 173, New York Jets: Isaiah Davis, RB, South Dakota State
No. 174, Dallas Cowboys: Caelen Carson, CB, Wake Forest
No. 175, New Orleans Saints: Jaylan Ford, LB, Texas
No. 176, New York Jets: Qwan'tez Stiggers, CB, Toronto Argonauts
NFL draft picks update: Round 4 remaining picks, No. 121-135
No. 121, Seattle Seahawks: A.J. Barner, TE, Michigan
No. 122, Chicago Bears: Troy Taylor, P, Iowa
No. 123, Houston Texans: Cade Stover, TE, Ohio State
No. 124, San Francisco 49ers: Malik Mustapha, S. Wake Forest
No. 125, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Bucky Irving, RB, Oregon
No. 126, Detroit Lions: Giovanni Manu. OT. University of British Columbia
No. 127, Philadelphia Eagles: Will Shipley, RB, Clemson
No. 128, Buffalo Bills: Ray Davis, RB, Kentucky
No. 129, San Francisco 49ers: Isaac Guerendo, RB, Louisville
No. 130, Baltimore Ravens: T.J. Tampa, CB, Iowa State
No. 131, Kansas City Chiefs: Jared Wiley, TE, TCU
No. 132, Detroit Lions: Sione Vaki, S, Utah
No. 133, Kansas City Chiefs: Jaden Hicks, S Washington State
No. 134, New York Jets: Braelon Allen, RB, Wisconsin
No. 135, San Francisco 49ers: Jason Cowing, WR, Arizona
Browns draft a linebacker in the sixth round with Nathaniel Watson
The Browns checked off another need in the sixth round by taking Mississippi State linebacker Nathaniel Watson.
Watson led the Southeastern Conference in tackles last season and over the last to years he had 16 sacks.
Florida State football standout Johnny Wilson finally taken in NFL draft by Philadelphia Eagles
After a long wait, oversized Florida State wide receiver Johnny Wilson finally heard his name called on Day 3 of the draft. The Philadelphia Eagles drafted the nearly 6-foot-7 wide receiver.
Louis Riddick of ESPN said watching Wilson in practice caused his jaw to "hit the floor" because of his size.
Running back run highlights back of 2024 NFL draft fifth round
The fifth round of the NFL draft featured a run on running backs. Three consecutive running backs were taken with Rasheed Ali going at No. 165 to the Baltimore Ravens, Tyrone Tracy of Purdue being taken at No. 166 by the New York Giants and Keilan Robinson of Texas being drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars at No. 167.
Browns add a wide receiver with Jamari Thrash of Louisville
The Browns addressed the wide receiver position in the draft by selecting Louisville's Jamari Thrash with the 156th pick in the draft.
In one season at Louisville, Thrash had 63 receptions for 858 yards and six touchdowns. Prior to his season at Louisville, Thrash went to Georgia Southern. Thrash ran the 40-yard dash in 4.46 seconds.
"If you're looking for a guy to run a route, Jamari Thrash is the guy you're looking for," ESPN's Field Yates said after the pick.
Saints take South Carolina football Spencer Rattler in fifth round
Between picks 13 and 149 overall, not a single quarterback was taken in the 2024 NFL draft. The Saints ended that record-long gap by taking South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler.
Texans draft Ohio State TE Cade Stover with last pick from Deshaun Watson trade
The final pick the Browns traded to the Houston Texans for quarterback Deshaun Watson in 2022 was used Saturday afternoon when the Texans took Ohio State tight end Cade Stove with pick No. 123 in the fourth round.
Aurora High School graduate A.J. Barner drafted by Seattle Seahawks at No. 121
The second Greater Akron area product was selected in this year draft on Saturday. Aurora High School graduate and Michigan tight end A.J. Barner was selected by the Seattle Seahawks at No. 121 overall in the fourth round.
The Browns took Streetsboro High School graduate and Ohio State defensive lineman Mike Hall Jr. on Friday night at No. 54 overall in the second round.
NFL draft pick: Round 4 4th 5 picks 116-120
No. 116, Jacksonville Jaguars (from North Orleans): Jordan Jefferson, DT, LSU
No. 117, Indianapolis Colts: Tanor Bortolini, OC, Wisconsin
No. 118, Seattle Seahawks: Tyrice Knight, LB, Texas-El Paso
No. 119, Pittsburgh Steelers: Mason McCormick, OG, South Dakota State
No. 120, Miami Dolphins (from Los Angeles Rams through Pittsburgh and Philadelphia): Jaylen Wright, RB, Tennessee
NFL draft picks: Round 4 3rd 5 picks, No. 111-115
No. 111, Green Bay Packers (from New York Jets): Evan Williams, S, Oregon
No. 112, Las Vegas Raiders: Decamerion Richardson, CB, Mississippi State
No. 113, Baltimore Ravens (from Denver through New York Jets): Devontez Walker, WR, North Carolina
No. 114, Jacksonville Jaguars: Javon Foster, OT, Missouri
No. 115, Cincinnati Bengals: Erick All, TE, Iowa
NFL draft picks: Round 4 2nd 5 picks, No. 106-110
No. 106, Tennessee Titans: Cedric Gray, LB, North Carolina
No. 107, New York Giants: Theo Johnson, TE, Penn State
No. 108, Minnesota Vikings: Khyree Jackson, CB, Oregon
No. 109, Atlanta Falcons: Brandon Dorius, DT, Oregon
No. 110: New England Patriots (from Chicago through Los Angeles Chargers): Javon Baker, WR, UCF
NFL draft picks: Round 4 1st 5 picks, No. 101-105
No. 101, Carolina Panthers: Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas
No. 102, Denver Broncos (from Washington through Seattle): Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon
No. 103, New England Patriots: Layden Robinson, OG, Texas A&M
No. 104, Arizona Cardinals: Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, S, Texas Tech
No. 105: Los Angeles Chargers: Justin Eboigbe, DT, Alabama
NFL draft underway: Rounds 4, 5, 6 and 7
The final day of the 2024 NFL draft got started a little after noon. The Carolina Panthers have the first pick of the fourth round, No. 101.
Cleveland Browns NFL draft history: Last draft pick by position, including 2024
QB: Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA, 2023, fifth round
RB: Jerome Ford, Cincinnati, 2022, fifth round
FB: Malcolm Johnson, Mississippi State, 2015, sixth round
WR: Cedric Tillman, Tennessee, 2023, third round
TE: Harrison Bryant, Florida Atlantic, 2020, fourth round
OL: Zak Zinter, Michigan, 2024, third round
DL: Jowon Briggs, Cincinnati, 2024, seventh round
LB: Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State, 2024, seventh round
DB: Myles Harden, South Dakota, 2024, seventh round
K/P: Cade York, LSU, 2022, fourth round
What picks do the Browns have in the 2024 NFL draft today?
Round 5: No. 156 (from Philadelphia through Arizona): Jamari Thrash, WR, Louisville
Round 6: No. 206 (from Baltimore): Nathaniel Watson, LB, Missippi State
Round 7: No. 227 (from Tennessee): Myles Harden, DB, South Dakota
Round 7: No. 243: Jowon Briggs, DT, Cincinnati
Who have the Browns drafted in 2024?
Round 2: No. 54 - Mike Hall Jr., DT, Ohio State
Round 3: No. 85 - Zak Zinter, G, Michigan
Round 5: No. 156 (from Philadelphia through Arizona): Jamari Thrash, WR, Louisville
Round 6: No. 206 (from Baltimore): Nathaniel Watson, LB, Missippi State
Round 7: No. 227 (from Tennessee): Myles Harden, DB, South Dakota
Round 7: No. 243: Jowon Briggs, DT, Cincinnati
How can I watch and stream Rounds 4-7 of the NFL draft?
There will be multiple networks covering the draft on terrestrial television. ABC (Channel 5 in Northeast Ohio), ESPN and NFL Network will all carry Saturday's final four rounds live, starting at noon on all three networks.
ESPN’s presentation will be simulcast on ABC, and feature Rece Davis hosting alongside Mel Kiper Jr., Louis Riddick, Field Yates, Matt Miller and Rece Davis.
NFL Network will have Rich Eisen, Daniel Jeremiah, Charles Davis, Peter Schrager and Ian Rapoport leading its coverage.
The event can be streamed live on either ESPN+ or NFL+. All broadcasts start at noon.
Chris Easterling can be reached at ceasterling@thebeaconjournal.com. Read more about the Browns at www.beaconjournal.com/sports/browns. Follow him on X at @ceasterlingABJ
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: NFL draft live updates, predictions, analysis from picks in Rounds 4-7