BROWN'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CLE)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (CLE)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CLE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (SEA)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (GB)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Nick Chubb
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Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesC FutureA-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Browns for Allen: B.

Somebody in the 192nd overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Browns sat still while LeQuint Allen, the No. 135 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. They went 9 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 3 they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They read the board right and Nick Emmanwori was the payoff at the 33rd pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick54 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick80 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins slid further than he should have, and the 80th overall pick is lovely value for the running back. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick No. 87 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at slot 94 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick110 Rnd4 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers is a better player than Round 4, Pick 8 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
You do not let a linebacker like Jeffrey Bassa reach No. 175 and blink. They did not. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick192 Rnd6 LeQuint Allen
Circle this one: LeQuint Allen at pick 192 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at pick No. 200 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Taking Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 216th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd7 Nohl Williams
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 219 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
They will replay Luke Lachey at the 223rd pick for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick254 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. in No. 254 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.