Templar'S MOCK DRAFT
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Templar'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 10, 2026

041026 No2

  • Templar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CLE)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CLE)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (CLE)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Robert Henry Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Robert Henry Jr.
RB UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Guyton
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Browns fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Browns took Nadame Tucker at pick 107, roughly 68 spots before his name belonged. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

Getting Klare where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In No. 18 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Chris Brazzell II
A slide stopped in the 39th pick, with Chris Brazzell II worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Mike Washington Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mike Washington Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
By-the-book stuff, Jacob Rodriguez at the 70th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick107 Rnd4 Nadame Tucker
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nadame Tucker this early at pick 107. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Max Klare
Somehow Max Klare was still sitting there in the 112th pick, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jakobe Thomas
A tidy little value on Jakobe Thomas in the 146th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick149 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zxavian Harris. It fills a real need, too.
Pick196 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
They did well to land Ephesians Prysock in No. 196, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 Cole Payton
A clean, defensible pick in pick 206 with a little surplus value in Cole Payton. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick218 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Value said wait; Bryce Foster in pick No. 218 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248 Rnd7 Robert Henry Jr.
Robert Henry Jr. at the Round 7 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.