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RUN ON MAR 9, 2026

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Browns

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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Jaxson Dart
QB
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Jalin Hyatt
WR
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Evan Neal
OT
Players traded away
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Raheim Sanders
RB
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Trayveon Williams
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Browns a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Browns took Elijah Sarratt a full 50 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. On value alone, Igbinosun makes the weekend a net positive.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 6 they get a ballhawk on the back end. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Elijah Sarratt
In the 24th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in pick No. 39 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick70 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
They will replay D'Angelo Ponds at slot 70 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick107 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
A reach for Parker Brailsford in Round 4, Pick 7; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Billy Schrauth
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Billy Schrauth for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick144 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Circle this one: Davison Igbinosun at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
They reached into another round for Kaleb Proctor, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick204 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
They paid up for Kaelon Black at pick 204 when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick248 Rnd7 Cole Payton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cole Payton in No. 248. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.