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2026-1

  • topdawg44646 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Brendan Sorsby Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Brendan Sorsby
QB Cincinnati
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CLE)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CLE)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns let McKinney fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let DJ McKinney slide, and the Browns were the ones holding the card at the 150th pick. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Goosby reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In slot 4 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In No. 27 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick40 Rnd2 Trevor Goosby
Trevor Goosby at pick No. 40 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
A quiet steal in pick 71: Germie Bernard for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick106 Rnd4 Brendan Sorsby
No drama and no debate, Brendan Sorsby went about where he belonged in the 106th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jyaire Hill
They took Jyaire Hill at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
Jaden Greathouse in Round 5, Pick 5 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick150 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
DJ McKinney at the 150th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Evan Stewart
By-the-book stuff, Evan Stewart at slot 204 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander at the 244th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.