ianharmon17'S MOCK DRAFT

ianharmon17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

Browns-13

  • ianharmon17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CLE)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CLE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (CLE)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CAR)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
RB
Head Shot
Tarheeb Still
CB
Head Shot
Olamide Zaccheaus
WR
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Nobody dealt better than the Browns this weekend: B+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Patrick Payton, 66 picks early at pick No. 185.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

The Hill Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Browns clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 24 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 KC Concepcion
In the 25th pick they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
They left a pile of value on the table to take Max Iheanachor this early at the Round 2 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick55 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They let Anthony Hill Jr. come to them and pounced at No. 55. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick70 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in the 70th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
A straight-up fair deal on Ja'Kobi Lane at slot 89, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
A tidy bit of business in slot 107, where Genesis Smith graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick129 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon in pick 129 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
They jumped the gun on Kyle Louis, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jalen Farmer
A conviction pick on Jalen Farmer at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
They took Jude Bowry at par in the 147th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
A real head-scratcher, Patrick Payton in pick No. 185 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Nick Barrett
The board had cheaper options than Nick Barrett at Round 7, Pick 32, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.