Hnic'S MOCK DRAFT

Hnic'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 10, 2026

Browns

  • Hnic DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CLE)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (IND)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Browns: B-.

The Browns put a flag in the ground for Jaydn Ott, 33 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

The Moore value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The Styles pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still on the board.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 6 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value.
Pick24 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to take Sonny Styles, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick47 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
The board had Emmanuel Pregnon higher than No. 47, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick70 Rnd3 Blake Miller
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Blake Miller in the 70th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick107 Rnd4 Deion Burks
A clean, defensible pick in the 107th pick with a little surplus value in Deion Burks. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Devin Moore
Devin Moore in pick No. 113 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
Kaleb Proctor at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott at the 149th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
They reached into another round for Jaren Kanak, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at pick No. 248 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.