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EvanW'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 25, 2026

Cleaveland Browns

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    Browns
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CLE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ATL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (WSH)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Jones
CB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Browns kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Browns treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 24 on Ja'Kobi Lane a full 45 spots early. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Slaughter. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 6 they get a centerfielder for the defense. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Ja'Kobi Lane
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a go-to option on the outside, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier at slot 39 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Slaughter in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick107 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at the 107th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick139 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne slipping to the 139th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick195 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at slot 195 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick204 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
You do not let a wide receiver like Josh Cameron reach pick 204 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Josh Cuevas
They did well to land Josh Cuevas in the Round 7 slot, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.