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Zman'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

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BJ Hill in trade. WR Makai Lemon

  • Zman DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CLE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CIN)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
BJ Hill
DT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Browns worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Browns spent slot 70 on Logan Jones, a name most had 58 spots down the list.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The BJ Hill pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In slot 6 they get a difference-maker at receiver, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, even if it was a touch early.
Pick39 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
They took Olaivavega Ioane at par in pick 39, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in the Round 3 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen is a better player than the 110th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick139 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
A reach on Davison Igbinosun in No. 139; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick144 Rnd5 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at Round 5, Pick 6 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick147 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A conviction pick on Zane Durant at No. 147 that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick152 Rnd5 Taylen Green
A premium they did not need to pay, Taylen Green a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Hall. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.