Gbizz'S MOCK DRAFT
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Gbizz'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

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  • Gbizz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 70th overall pick: the Browns steal Ponds and grade out a B-.

The Browns spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: D'Angelo Ponds, the No. 47 name on the board, in Round 3, Pick 6.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They will need Dunker to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In slot 24 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
They jumped the gun on Gennings Dunker, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick70 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at the 70th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick107 Rnd4 Deion Burks
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deion Burks. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Good price on Ar'maj Reed-Adams in pick No. 139, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis in Round 5, Pick 6 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick147 Rnd5 Bud Clark
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Bud Clark in the 147th overall pick, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick204 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at Round 6, Pick 25 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick248 Rnd7 John Michael Gyllenborg
They took John Michael Gyllenborg at par in the 248th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.