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Ben98'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2026

Browns draft

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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CLE)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIN)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Players Gained
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Ty Johnson
RB
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Aaron Jones
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Browns won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Browns shredded theirs for Kaleb Elarms-Orr. He came off 37 spots early, and the room will hear about it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. On value alone, Cameron makes the weekend a net positive.

They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick No. 6 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick26 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In the 26th pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They took Emmanuel Pregnon at par in No. 39, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick91 Rnd3 Sam Hecht
Good price on Sam Hecht in slot 91, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jack Endries
A tidy little value on Jack Endries in pick 107, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick139 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
A straight-up fair deal on Beau Stephens at the 139th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
They reached into another round for Kaleb Elarms-Orr, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick147 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost in pick No. 147 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick204 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Josh Cameron at the 204th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia slid further than he should have, and Round 7, Pick 32 is lovely value for the quarterback. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.