Dom'S MOCK DRAFT
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Dom'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

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  • Dom DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Quintayvious Hutchins Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Quintayvious Hutchins
DE-EDGE Boston College
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CLE)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DAL)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Browns took Dominic Zvada at slot 107, roughly 197 spots before his name belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

With quarterback and tight end unsolved, spending premium capital on specialist is the choice that costs them. Getting Harvey where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the 6th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane in Round 1, Pick 24 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick39 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at No. 39 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick70 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
The board fumbled Emmanuel McNeil-Warren all the way to the Round 3 slot, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick107 Rnd4 Dominic Zvada
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went specialist with Dominic Zvada while clear needs at quarterback and tight end sat open.
Pick139 Rnd5 Quintayvious Hutchins
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Quintayvious Hutchins well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
A slide stopped in the Round 5 slot, with CJ Daniels worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd5 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at pick No. 177 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick204 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
They jumped the gun on Zxavian Harris, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick225 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
They talked themselves into Nolan Rucci at slot 225, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
You do not let a cornerback like DJ Harvey reach pick 248 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.