2020 Draft Analysis: Browns 'trust the board,' fill key spots on both sides of the ball

This would have been a brand new experience for Andrew Berry, Paul DePodesta and Kevin Stefanski under completely normal conditions. The curveball thrown their way, in the form of a completely virtual NFL Draft that anchored every important figure to a computer in their own house, simply added a few more wrinkles to an annual experience that requires fine-tuned collaboration between the coaching staff and player personnel department. Years will need to pass before the Browns' 2020 draft class can be truly evaluated. On Saturday evening, though, head coach Kevin Stefanski was able to appreciate how smoothly the process unfolded as the team added seven players who will help shape the identity they want to carry into 2020 and beyond. "I really was pleased with how these last three days have gone. This is the culmination of a lot of hard work," Stefanski said. "Those road scouts, wish I could have been with them this weekend, but this is definitely the fruits of their labor. We went armed with a ton of information and that is to their credit. The whole personnel group and the coaching staff, it takes a lot of people to put this thing together. I think armed with all that information, I think we have some guys that we are excited to bring into our building. "I think we got better on both sides of the ball, and I think we added some guys that we are looking forward to developing." Cleveland filled its biggest area of need with its most important pick when it selected Alabama OT Jedrick Wills with the 10th overall pick. The Browns followed Friday by attacking the defense -- while making two trades along the way -- that will have new faces at every level of it, adding talented LSU S Grant Delpit, Missouri DT Jordan Elliott and LSU LB Jacob Phillips while making two trades along the way. Saturday saw more of the same methodical approach as the Browns held steady at all three of their picks and let the board fall to them. As a result, they landed productive, pass-catching Florida Atlantic TE Harrison Bryant in the fourth round, an experienced interior offensive lineman in the fifth with Washington's Nick Harris and a high-upside pass-catcher in the sixth with WR Donovan Peoples-Jones. "We are pleased that we feel like we were able to add a number of young talented players to the roster this weekend who fit our offense and defensive schemes," Berry said. "We feel like we were able to address a number of needs across the roster on both sides of the ball. And then perhaps most importantly we feel good about adding a number of individuals that embody the tough, smart, accountable culture that we are trying to build upon here in Cleveland." The usual room full of scouts, executives coaches and more that is customary with draft weekend was transformed into blocks of faces on a laptop. Still, the process remained what it's supposed to be, and that's why the Browns felt so good about how they operated over the past three days. "If you trust the board, you are usually right," Stefanski said. "There is a reason our scouts and coaches work this hard. There is a reason we put this board together and I think to the group's credit, we really stuck to that board." Here's a full look back our coverage, including links to everything we produced, of the Browns' 2020 NFL Draft class.Day 1 1st round No. 10 - OT Jedrick Wills Jr. (Alabama) Browns select Wills with No. 10 pick 5 things to know about Wills Analysis: Why Browns believe Wills has skill set, work ethic to thrive in new challenge Joe Thomas explains why Browns made a 'home run' selection with Wills Mayfield, Landry and more praise Wills' selection on social media Wills the latest 'unsung hero' added to help Browns' playmakers Welcome to Cleveland, Jedrick Wills Jr.! Goodell announces the Wills pick Wills gets the call from Berry, Stefanski Berry's post-pick press conference Stefanski's post-pick press conference DePodesta's post-pick press conference Wills' post-pick press conferenceDay 2 2nd round No. 44 - S Grant Delpit Browns select Delpit with No. 44 pick 5 things to know about Delpit Landry, Beckham, Wilson go wild on social media after Delpit gets picked Delpit: 'It's a great feeling to be a Cleveland Brown' Delpit leads defensive-heavy Day 2 Goodell announces the Delpit pick Welcome to Cleveland, Grant Delpit! Berry's post-pick press conference Delpit gets the call from Berry, Stefanski3rd round No. 88 - DT Jordan Elliott (Missouri) Browns select Elliott with the No. 88 pick 5 things to know about the Browns' 3rd-round picks Elliott: 'A playmaker that disrupts the middle' Welcome to Cleveland, Jordan Elliott! Goodell announces the pick Berry's post-pick press conferenceNo. 97 - LB Jacob Phillips (LSU) Browns select Phillips with the No. 97 pick 5 things to know about the Browns' 3rd-round picks Browns beef up defense on Day 2 Phillips: 'My inspiration was to be in this moment' Welcome to Cleveland, Jacob Phillips! Stefanski's post-pick press conferenceDay 3 4th round No. 115 - TE Harrison Bryant (Florida Atlantic) Browns select Bryant with the No. 115 pick ESPN's instant analysis of the pick 5 things to know about Bryant Browns asst. scouting director Glenn Cook's post-pick press conference Welcome to Cleveland, Harrison Bryant! Bryant: 'It's going to be a really cool situation, and I'm just ready to go to work' Bryant gets the call from Berry, Stefanski5th round No. 160 - Washington C Nick Harris Browns select Harris with the No. 160 pick Welcome to Cleveland, Nick Harris! Browns scout Adam Al-Khayyal breaks down the pick 5 things to know about Harris and Peoples-Jones Harris: 'Man, this is a dream I have had now since I can remember'6th round No. 187 - Michigan WR Donovan Peoples-Jones Browns select Peoples-Jones with the No. 187 pick Delpit, Tretter and more take to social media to welcome new members of Browns offense Browns scout Colton Chapple breaks down Peoples-Jones Peoples-Jones: 'I just needed one chance' Welcome to Cleveland, Donovan Peoples-Jones!