Dogside18'S MOCK DRAFT

Dogside18'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 4, 2026

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  • Dogside18 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SEA)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (SEA)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jack Conklin
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesD- FutureB+
The phones sank the Browns this weekend: B-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Browns did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

That Lane pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Every board in the league had Norfleet lower, and that gap is the story.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 22 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick24 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick32 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In pick No. 32 they get a seam-stretching tight end at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gennings Dunker. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick70 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at No. 70 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane slipping to the 86th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts in Round 4, Pick 7 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
No drama and no debate, Max Iheanachor went about where he belonged in slot 139. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kage Casey
They read the board right and Kage Casey was the payoff at the 144th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick147 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Good price on Tanner Koziol in pick No. 147, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Brett Norfleet
They liked Brett Norfleet enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 25. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick248 Rnd7 Will Kacmarek
They did well to land Will Kacmarek in the Round 7 slot, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.