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26cgridley'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 27, 2026

Browns

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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Conner Weigman
QB Houston
TJ Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
TJ Ferguson
OG Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Browns worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The Browns treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 7, Pick 32 on TJ Ferguson a full 44 spots early.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in slot 39 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick70 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
A premium they did not need to pay, Chandler Rivers a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
They jumped the gun on Jacob Rodriguez, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick107 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
By-the-book stuff, Tacario Davis at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at pick 139 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144 Rnd5 Trey Moore
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trey Moore. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick147 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
They talked themselves into Earnest Greene III at No. 147, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick204 Rnd6 Conner Weigman
Nothing to complain about; Conner Weigman went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 TJ Ferguson
They reached a country mile for TJ Ferguson at pick No. 248, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.