A Yank on the Footy'S MOCK DRAFT
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A Yank on the Footy'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 29, 2025

I'd be "Downs" with this

  • A Yank on the Footy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CLE)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Justice Haynes
RB Michigan
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CLE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CLE)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jordan White
C Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIA)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Browns for Strong: A.

The Browns spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Ian Strong, the No. 63 name on the board, in the Round 3 slot. This is how you run a draft, and the A reflects it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Caleb Downs and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the Round 1 slot they get a two-high chess piece at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick30 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In No. 30 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Olaivavega Ioane. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Austin Siereveld
They paid a round early for Austin Siereveld in pick 69, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Julian Neal
Julian Neal in Round 3, Pick 30 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Ian Strong
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 97th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Justice Haynes
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Justice Haynes at slot 104 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg slipping to pick No. 141 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick142 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor in pick 142 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick210 Rnd6 Miller Moss
They let Miller Moss come to them and pounced at slot 210. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jordan White
No drama and no debate, Jordan White went about where he belonged in the 248th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.