Monico69A'S MOCK DRAFT

Monico69A'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 2026

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  • Monico69A DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CLE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mekhi Becton
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Grand theft in the Round 4 slot: the Browns steal Hecht and grade out a A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Browns were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

Getting Hecht where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Reaching for Boettcher left real value on the table behind him.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Denzel Boston and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In slot 22 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 24th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
They went early on Elijah Sarratt in pick 39, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick55 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Good price on Gennings Dunker in Round 2, Pick 23, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick70 Rnd3 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor at the 70th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick107 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
Somehow Sam Hecht was still sitting there in No. 107, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon at No. 123 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost in the 139th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
No drama and no debate, Domani Jackson went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick147 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher in the 147th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick204 Rnd6 Dane Key
A tidy little value on Dane Key in slot 204, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick248 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman in Round 7, Pick 32 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.