Christeca'S MOCK DRAFT
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Christeca'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 23, 2026

2026 Mock 3

  • Christeca DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Simpson is the plan now, and the Browns grade out a B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Ty Simpson is the Browns' quarterback, full stop. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The Ponds steal is the beam this whole class leans on. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting Simpson proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ty Simpson
In the 6th pick they get a passer to set the clock by, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 KC Concepcion
In pick 24 they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at slot 39 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick70 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
They will replay D'Angelo Ponds at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick107 Rnd4 Emmett Johnson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Emmett Johnson in No. 107. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick141 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
By-the-book stuff, Dametrious Crownover at pick No. 141 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick146 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Skyler Gill-Howard. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Malik Benson
Value with a capital V on Malik Benson in Round 5, Pick 9, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
They paid sticker price for Keyshaun Elliott in the 206th overall pick, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick248 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia in the 248th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.