m'S MOCK DRAFT

m'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 24, 2026

Browns rebuiled

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    Browns
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CLE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (CLE)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CLE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (CLE)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CLE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (IND)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
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Carlton Davis III
CB
Players traded away
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David Njoku
TE
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DeAndre Carter
WR
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Deshaun Watson
QB
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Jamari Thrash
WR
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Jerome Ford
RB
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Browns bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

The Gracen Halton pick is the one that will follow the Browns into the fall. They took him 45 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Cooper Jr..

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In slot 24 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse in the 39th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick63 Rnd2 Blake Miller
A straight-up fair deal on Blake Miller at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick70 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
A quiet steal in the 70th overall pick: Deontae Lawson for less than the market said. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick94 Rnd3 Gracen Halton
Value said wait; Gracen Halton in No. 94 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Emmett Johnson
Emmett Johnson at the Round 3 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick107 Rnd4 Cade Klubnik
Cade Klubnik at pick No. 107 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick113 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
The board fumbled Omar Cooper Jr. all the way to No. 113, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Keylan Rutledge
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Keylan Rutledge in slot 139. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick144 Rnd5 Eli Raridon
They robbed the room for Eli Raridon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick147 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
A tidy little value on DeMonte Capehart in the 147th pick, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick204 Rnd6 Dae'Quan Wright
Dae'Quan Wright at pick 204 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick220 Rnd7 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in the 220th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick248 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
DJ Harvey in pick No. 248 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick251 Rnd7 Trebor Pena
Trebor Pena slipping to Round 7, Pick 35 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick253 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They read the board right and Trey Zuhn III was the payoff at slot 253. It fills a real need, too.