Templar'S MOCK DRAFT
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Templar'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

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  • Templar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CLE)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CLE)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CLE)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CLE)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CLE)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CLE)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CLE)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CLE)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CLE)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Cormani McClain Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Cormani McClain
CB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (TB)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Players Gained
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Geron Christian
OT
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Donte Jackson
CB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueC- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Browns won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Browns would have aced it. Patrick Payton at Round 4, Pick 29 is 73 spots clear of where he belonged.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. On value alone, Allar makes the weekend a net positive. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 9 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In slot 24 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick30 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 30th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though they paid up to get him.
Pick55 Rnd2 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling at pick 55 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick57 Rnd2 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Darrell Jackson Jr. this early at the 57th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick62 Rnd2 Genesis Smith
Genesis Smith at No. 62 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick70 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A tidy little value on Keionte Scott in Round 3, Pick 6, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick86 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at No. 86 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick89 Rnd3 Emmett Johnson
Fair-plus on Emmett Johnson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Sam Roush
Sam Roush in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in slot 129 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in Round 5, Pick 1 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Taylen Green
A real head-scratcher, Taylen Green in pick 144 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick156 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A quarterback of that caliber at the 156th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168 Rnd5 J. Michael Sturdivant
This one needs a full-page explanation: J. Michael Sturdivant in pick No. 168, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick193 Rnd6 Riley Mahlman
A big swing on Riley Mahlman at No. 193, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Micah Morris
Value said wait; Micah Morris in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
They went early on Rueben Owens II in Round 7, Pick 19, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
Keaten Wade at pick 239 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Cormani McClain
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cormani McClain. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.