Rhites3007'S MOCK DRAFT
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Rhites3007'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 25, 2026

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  • Rhites3007 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
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
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CLE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CLE)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

The Browns bet big and early on De'Zhaun Stribling, 103 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Ponds falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick 6 they get a true top target at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In slot 24 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
No drama and no debate, Emmanuel Pregnon went about where he belonged in the 39th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick70 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 70 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick107 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford at Round 4, Pick 7 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139 Rnd5 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tim Keenan III
Tim Keenan III in the 144th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick150 Rnd5 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling in Round 5, Pick 12 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Bud Clark
They took Bud Clark at par in pick No. 204, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick221 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
By-the-book stuff, Noah Whittington at slot 221 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Good price on Trey Zuhn III in the Round 7 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.