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RUN ON APR 7, 2026

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KH99 2026 NFL Mock Draft

  • Khoston1999 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Keyron Crawford
DE-EDGE Auburn
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Gary Smith III Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Gary Smith III
DT UCLA
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Browns: C+.

The Browns bet big and early on Gary Smith III, 100 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

Landing Endries that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In pick No. 6 they get a building block for the line, a steep price for the projection.
Pick24 Rnd1 Omar Cooper Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a go-to option on the outside, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson at No. 39 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick70 Rnd3 Keyron Crawford
Keyron Crawford at pick 70 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick107 Rnd4 Cole Payton
Value said wait; Cole Payton in the 107th overall pick says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jack Endries
Steal is underselling it; Jack Endries at slot 146 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
A big swing on Matt Gulbin at the 149th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jalen Stroman
A clean, defensible pick in the 206th overall pick with a little surplus value in Jalen Stroman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick248 Rnd7 Gary Smith III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gary Smith III in No. 248, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.