BarnOwl1952'S MOCK DRAFT

BarnOwl1952'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 9, 2026

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  • BarnOwl1952 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns bet the future on Moore. The board says B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Dante Moore is the Browns' quarterback, full stop.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They banked enough surplus on Singleton to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They are betting Inniss proves the room right and everyone else wrong. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Dante Moore
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick28 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a three-down second-level presence, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick39 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at pick No. 39 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick70 Rnd3 Ian Strong
Ian Strong in No. 70 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton is a better player than the 107th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Blake Miller
A clean, defensible pick in the 139th overall pick with a little surplus value in Blake Miller. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry at pick 144 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick147 Rnd5 Bray Hubbard
Bray Hubbard in slot 147 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
A tidy little value on Eric McAlister in Round 6, Pick 25, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick248 Rnd7 Brandon Inniss
A reach for Brandon Inniss in the 248th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.