Nreicholf'S MOCK DRAFT
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Nreicholf'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 28, 2026

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Browns

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns cashed the board's mistake on Ponds: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. D'Angelo Ponds tumbling to the Browns in slot 70 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If Rucci pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 6 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value.
Pick24 Rnd1 KC Concepcion
They took KC Concepcion at par in pick 24, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick39 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse in No. 39 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick70 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
Circle this one: D'Angelo Ponds at the 70th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge in slot 107 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick139 Rnd5 Billy Schrauth
A slide stopped in the 139th pick, with Billy Schrauth worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick144 Rnd5 Isaiah World
They did well to land Isaiah World in Round 5, Pick 6, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick147 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Good price on Beau Stephens in the Round 5 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
They read the board right and Oscar Delp was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
A conviction pick on Nolan Rucci at pick No. 248 that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.