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hj'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 4, 2026

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  • hj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (CLE)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Draft Picks Received
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (KC)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (TB)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (GB)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Caliendo
OG
Head Shot
Julian Good-Jones
OT
Head Shot
Aaron Jones
RB
Head Shot
Michael Jordan
OG
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Browns won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

The tape said wait; the Browns did not. George Gumbs Jr. went at the 204th pick, a good 69 picks before the board was ready. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. However the rest shakes out, Cooper Jr. at that price is a win they earned.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 6 they get an enforcer at safety. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 24th pick they get a green-dot type in the middle, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick74 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in the 74th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick107 Rnd4 Drew Allar
They reached a country mile for Drew Allar at Round 4, Pick 7, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick144 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick204 Rnd6 George Gumbs Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, George Gumbs Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick236 Rnd7 Connor Tollison
Connor Tollison in Round 7, Pick 20 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
A straight-up fair deal on Fa'alili Fa'amoe at the 248th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.