CI9'S MOCK DRAFT
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CI9'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2026

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  • CI9 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CLE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CLE)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CLE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (HOU)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (IND)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (IND)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
David Gusta Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
David Gusta
DT Kentucky
Alan Herron Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Alan Herron
OT Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Deshaun Watson
QB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB+
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Browns.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Browns walked out of the weekend still thin at quarterback, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Miller has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Landing Hill Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 3 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In the 24th pick they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick28 Rnd1 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at Round 1, Pick 28 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick38 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
No edge and no loss on Emmanuel Pregnon in pick 39; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick44 Rnd2 Chris Bell
Nothing to complain about; Chris Bell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick47 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. is a better player than pick No. 47 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.