Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT

2026 redraft hh

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jackson Arnold
QB Auburn
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Trey Holly Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Trey Holly
RB Southern
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CLE)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C-
ValueF NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns answered their biggest question with Arnold. Grade: C-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Trey Holly, 266 picks early at slot 40.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Mendoza. Everything downstream of Jackson Arnold depends on Jackson Arnold, and the building knows it.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jackson Arnold
In the 4th overall pick they get the face of the franchise, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In slot 27 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Trey Holly
Trey Holly at Round 2, Pick 8 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71 Rnd3 Caleb Banks
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Caleb Banks in No. 71, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Caleb Lomu
The board fumbled Caleb Lomu all the way to pick 106, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick141 Rnd5 Deion Burks
Steal is underselling it; Deion Burks at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick145 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in No. 145 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick150 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
A wild overpay on Kyle Louis in slot 150, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick204 Rnd6 Fernando Mendoza
You do not let a quarterback like Fernando Mendoza reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Chandler Rivers
Chandler Rivers in pick 244 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.