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RUN ON FEB 8, 2026

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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CLE)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Ceyair Wright Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ceyair Wright
CB Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Caelen Carson
CB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureA
A solid, sensible weekend for the Browns: B+.

Nobody had Monroe Freeling this high, and it is not close. The Browns reached 36 spots to get him at No. 70. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Landing Reese that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the 12th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They paid sticker price for Emmanuel Pregnon in the 39th pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick70 Rnd3 Monroe Freeling
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Monroe Freeling. It fills a real need, too.
Pick107 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
They did well to land D'Angelo Ponds in No. 107, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis at pick 139 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick144 Rnd5 Bud Clark
A wild overpay on Bud Clark in the 144th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick147 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton in No. 147 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick204 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
This one needs a full-page explanation: Keyron Crawford in the Round 6 slot, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick221 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 221 with a little surplus value in J. Michael Sturdivant. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Ceyair Wright
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ceyair Wright this early at pick 248. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.