A Yank on the Footy'S MOCK DRAFT

Looking FWD to 2026

  • A Yank on the Footy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CLE)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SEA)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (GB)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (SF)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (GB)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (SF)
Landon Jackson
DE-EDGE Arkansas
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (GB)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SEA)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (GB)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB USC
Players Gained
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Kevin Givens
DT
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DeWayne McBride
RB
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Dawuane Smoot
LB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA- FutureA+
The Browns let Sawyer fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Browns did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

However the rest shakes out, Sawyer at that price is a win they earned. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

In the end it comes back to Jack Sawyer, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Somehow Jack Sawyer was still sitting there in pick 43, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
They paid sticker price for Josh Conerly Jr. in pick No. 55, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick191 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Theo Wease Jr. at the 191st overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.