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kelbale'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 6, 2026

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  • kelbale DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CLE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CLE)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CLE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (CLE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (CLE)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BAL)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NO)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BAL)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (BUF)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Keon Coleman
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
David Bell
WR
Head Shot
Deshaun Watson
QB
Head Shot
Greg Newsome II
CB
Head Shot
Jamari Thrash
WR
Head Shot
Jerome Ford
RB
Head Shot
Joe Flacco
QB
Head Shot
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
LB
Head Shot
Joel Bitonio
OG
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Nathaniel Watson
LB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC-
The Umanmielen reach set the tone, and the Browns never recovered: F.

The Browns treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 172nd overall pick on Princewill Umanmielen a full 100 spots early. There is no dressing it up: a F.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Beck.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In the 24th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
In pick No. 28 they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at Round 2, Pick 7 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick42 Rnd2 Isaiah World
Isaiah World in the Round 2 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter slid further than he should have, and pick 56 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick88 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at No. 88 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick107 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in slot 107 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick139 Rnd5 Carson Beck
They will replay Carson Beck at No. 139 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick152 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
A straight-up fair deal on DeMonte Capehart at Round 5, Pick 14, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick160 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
A wild overpay on Oscar Delp in the 160th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick172 Rnd5 Princewill Umanmielen
They left a pile of value on the table to take Princewill Umanmielen this early at pick No. 172. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.