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Tartan Brown 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 3, 2026

3 Jan 26

  • Tartan Brown DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CLE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CLE)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns bet the future on Mendoza. The board says B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Browns committed. Fernando Mendoza is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Landing Coleman that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The cost of the Iheanachor reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 6 they get the arm they will build around. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In pick No. 27 they get a weapon on the perimeter, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
By-the-book stuff, Olaivavega Ioane at Round 2, Pick 7 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick107 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Scott. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
A conviction pick on Max Iheanachor at pick 140 that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry at slot 145 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 David Oke
David Oke at the 148th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick210 Rnd6 Amare Campbell
Amare Campbell in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick248 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant in No. 248 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.