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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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  • aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CLE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CLE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CLE)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CLE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Guyton
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Browns worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

Nobody else had Jalen Catalon anywhere near the 248th overall pick. The Browns did, by 48 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They will answer for taking linebacker early while edge rusher and tight end went begging.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Branch pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In pick 24 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick39 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A tidy little value on Dillon Thieneman in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone at the 40th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick70 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at pick No. 70 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick74 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
A tidy bit of business in the 74th overall pick, where Zachariah Branch graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick107 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 107th overall pick on Harold Perkins Jr. with edge rusher and tight end unsolved.
Pick112 Rnd4 Drew Allar
A wild overpay on Drew Allar in slot 112, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
Value with a capital V on Kaleb Proctor in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
A clean, defensible pick in the 148th pick with a little surplus value in Dametrious Crownover. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaeden Roberts. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
A reach for Jadon Canady in pick No. 206; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
Value said wait; Jalen Catalon in pick 248 says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.