Screrex'S MOCK DRAFT

Screrex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 28, 2026

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  • Screrex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Trey Holly Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Trey Holly
RB Southern
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Guyton
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Browns answered their biggest question with Nussmeier. Grade: A-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Garrett Nussmeier is the Browns' quarterback, full stop. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Nussmeier reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

That is a quarterback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the 12th pick they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Garrett Nussmeier
In pick No. 24 they get their quarterback of the future, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A straight-up fair deal on Olaivavega Ioane at the 39th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick70 Rnd3 Will Lee III
A tidy bit of business in pick 70, where Will Lee III graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis at the Round 4 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tim Keenan III
A big swing on Tim Keenan III at slot 112, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
They took Kyle Louis at par in Round 5, Pick 1, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick144 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
No edge and no loss on J'Mari Taylor in No. 144; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
They read the board right and Jaden Greathouse was the payoff at the 147th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick204 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
Circle this one: Sawyer Robertson at pick 204 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Trey Holly
Nothing to complain about; Trey Holly went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.