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Ahrens87'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 1, 2026

Browns 1.0

  • Ahrens87 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CLE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CLE)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CLE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Noah Thomas
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Players Gained
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Mike Evans
WR
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Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR
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O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
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Nohl Williams
CB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Browns turned the phones into found money: A-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Browns reached some 108 spots for Noah Thomas, and value like that does not grow back. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Jackson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 27 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. More want than need.
Pick29 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In slot 29 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter is a better player than the 65th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zachariah Branch at the Round 3 slot is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at the 74th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick91 Rnd3 Connor Lew
A slide stopped in No. 91, with Connor Lew worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Devin Moore
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Devin Moore at pick No. 104. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick107 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane slid further than he should have, and Round 4, Pick 7 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick143 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dametrious Crownover. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
No drama and no debate, Jaeden Roberts went about where he belonged in slot 146. The roster fit checks out.
Pick149 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Value said wait; Taylen Green in pick 149 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick206 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Noah Thomas
A real head-scratcher, Noah Thomas in the 248th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.