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nick'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 30, 2026

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  • nick DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (PHI)
Keyron Crawford
DE-EDGE Auburn
Nyjalik Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (TB)
Nyjalik Kelly
DE-EDGE UCF
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (IND)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Robert Henry Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (PHI)
Robert Henry Jr.
RB UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Brandon Aiyuk
WR
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Nick Bosa
DE
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Bucky Irving
RB
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Anthony Richardson
QB
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DeVonta Smith
WR
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Zach Thomas
OT
Players traded away
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Deshaun Watson
QB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Browns let Bernard fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Germie Bernard had no business being available in Round 4, Pick 7, and the Browns did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Browns paired the rookies with proven help, DeVonta Smith leading the way.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 6th pick they get a rangy last line of defense. A real need, handled.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 24 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Fair-plus on Chris Johnson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick107 Rnd4 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick146 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
A clean, defensible pick in the 146th overall pick with a little surplus value in Dametrious Crownover. A need, and now a little less of one.