26cgridley'S MOCK DRAFT
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26cgridley'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 15, 2026

Browns

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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Carver Willis Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Carver Willis
OT Washington
Draft Picks Received
Carver Willis Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Carver Willis
OT Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Nobody had Taylen Green this high, and it is not close. The Browns reached 44 spots to get him at slot 149.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Dixon at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In No. 6 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Fair-plus on Chris Johnson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick70 Rnd3 Connor Lew
A conviction pick on Connor Lew at the 70th pick that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick107 Rnd4 Deion Burks
They let Deion Burks come to them and pounced at slot 107. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
A wild overpay on Nadame Tucker in pick No. 146, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick149 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
They barely believed it either: Thaddeus Dixon still on the board at the 248th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick257 Rnd7 Carver Willis
They went early on Carver Willis in pick No. 257, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.