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RUN ON APR 4, 2026

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    Browns
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CLE)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CLE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB
The Browns checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Browns spent No. 149 on Eli Heidenreich, a name the board had a full 93 spots lower.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Ponds. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 24 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
Pick28 Rnd1 Omar Cooper Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
A conviction pick on Gennings Dunker at the 38th overall pick that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They paid sticker price for Emmanuel Pregnon in No. 39, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick62 Rnd2 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at Round 2, Pick 30 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick70 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
Steal is underselling it; D'Angelo Ponds at the 70th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at pick 106 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trey Zuhn III in the Round 4 slot, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cole Payton
Cole Payton at Round 4, Pick 8 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146 Rnd5 Louis Moore
Louis Moore in slot 146 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick149 Rnd5 Eli Heidenreich
They talked themselves into Eli Heidenreich at pick No. 149, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski in No. 206 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick248 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
A wild overpay on Riley Mahlman in the 248th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.