Templar'S MOCK DRAFT
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Templar'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

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  • Templar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

Nobody else had Kamran James anywhere near the 248th overall pick. The Browns did, by 102 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. However the rest shakes out, Boston at that price is a win they earned. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In No. 6 they get a cornerstone up front, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick24 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
They read the board right and Denzel Boston was the payoff at the 39th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick70 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A tidy little value on Keionte Scott in slot 70, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick107 Rnd4 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr in the 107th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick146 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
A real head-scratcher, Nadame Tucker in Round 5, Pick 6 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kaytron Allen
They took Kaytron Allen at par in pick No. 149, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Cole Payton
They did well to land Cole Payton in pick 206, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248 Rnd7 Kamran James
Value said wait; Kamran James in Round 7, Pick 32 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.