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smbaker2009'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

Browns

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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns robbed the room for Keenan III. Final grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Tim Keenan III had no business being available in the 248th pick, and the Browns did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick 6 they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 24th pick they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They let Jake Slaughter come to them and pounced at slot 70. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge in Round 4, Pick 7 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd5 Drew Allar
By-the-book stuff, Drew Allar at pick No. 139 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Taking Davison Igbinosun in the 144th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick147 Rnd5 Joe Royer
Joe Royer at No. 147 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick204 Rnd6 Louis Moore
They barely believed it either: Louis Moore still on the board at the Round 6 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tim Keenan III
Steal is underselling it; Tim Keenan III at No. 248 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.