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at494'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 19, 2026

Fixing the Browns

  • at494 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Browns: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Trey Zuhn III at the 147th pick. The Browns jumped the board by 98 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The Hecht pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 4 of 9 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a cornerstone up front, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 24th pick they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick70 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
A reach on Omar Cooper Jr. in pick No. 70; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick107 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
Sam Hecht in pick 107 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at No. 139 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick144 Rnd5 Sawyer Robertson
Value said wait; Sawyer Robertson in the 144th overall pick says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick147 Rnd5 Trey Zuhn III
A real head-scratcher, Trey Zuhn III in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Josh Cuevas
Josh Cuevas at the 204th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick248 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
Nice patience on Eli Heidenreich, who had no business lasting to pick 248. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.