JMZajc65'S MOCK DRAFT
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JMZajc65'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 30, 2026

2026 03 best available at 6

  • JMZajc65 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns robbed the room for Hall. Final grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. TJ Hall had no business being available in the 248th overall pick, and the Browns did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The cost of the Koziol reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 6 they get a green-dot type in the middle. Need was not the driver here.
Pick24 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In the 24th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Chris Bell
No edge and no loss on Chris Bell in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick70 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
A quiet steal in slot 70: Germie Bernard for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 107, where Chandler Rivers graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick146 Rnd5 Chris McClellan
Nothing to complain about; Chris McClellan went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
They paid up for Tanner Koziol at No. 149 when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister slipping to Round 6, Pick 25 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248 Rnd7 TJ Hall
TJ Hall at pick 248 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.