ahritzak'S MOCK DRAFT

ahritzak'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

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  • ahritzak DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CLE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CLE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CLE)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (LAC)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Browns: B.

The Browns bet big and early on Monroe Freeling, 27 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Ramsey.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In pick No. 22 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In slot 24 they get a seam-stretching tight end. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane in Round 2, Pick 7 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick55 Rnd2 Kamari Ramsey
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kamari Ramsey in the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
A straight-up fair deal on Ja'Kobi Lane at pick 70, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Monroe Freeling
They left a pile of value on the table to take Monroe Freeling this early at the 86th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick107 Rnd4 Charles Jagusah
They liked Charles Jagusah enough to skip the value, taking him in the 107th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick140 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey in the 140th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick145 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at slot 145 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
No edge and no loss on Domani Jackson in Round 5, Pick 9; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick203 Rnd6 Daevin Hobbs
A reach on Daevin Hobbs in the Round 6 slot; the board had better options right there. It fills a real need, too.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jamal Haynes
Jamal Haynes at No. 205 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick248 Rnd7 Ricardo Hallman
No drama and no debate, Ricardo Hallman went about where he belonged in pick 248. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.