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bexdawg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 4, 2026

2026_3

  • bexdawg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CLE)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Nailor
WR
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureA
Larceny in the 107th overall pick lands the Browns a B+, Lawson and all.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Browns watched Deontae Lawson slide 30 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Freeling pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In the 18th pick they get a long-term starter on the line, reach and all.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 24 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Nothing to complain about; Dillon Thieneman went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick49 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Omar Cooper Jr. at the 49th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick70 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick107 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Taking Deontae Lawson in slot 107 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick139 Rnd5 Eli Raridon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Eli Raridon at pick No. 139 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
They let Hezekiah Masses come to them and pounced at No. 144. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick147 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens in the 147th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
They barely believed it either: Ted Hurst still on the board at pick No. 204. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick240 Rnd7 TJ Hall
You do not let a cornerback like TJ Hall reach the 240th pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
Eli Heidenreich at slot 248 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.