CI9'S MOCK DRAFT
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CI9'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2026

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  • CI9 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CLE)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Coby Bryant
CB
Head Shot
Kyle Monangai
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Browns to a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Browns took Taylen Green a full 42 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hall.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In the 25th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at slot 39 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick70 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Value with a capital V on Zachariah Branch in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 86, where Jacob Rodriguez graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick89 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ted Hurst. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge in No. 107 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick146 Rnd5 Taylen Green
A big swing on Taylen Green at Round 5, Pick 6, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
The board had cheaper options than Beau Stephens at the 149th overall pick, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings is a better player than pick 159 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick204 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Cole Payton at the 204th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 6 slot with a little surplus value in Dallen Bentley. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248 Rnd7 TJ Hall
The board fumbled TJ Hall all the way to No. 248, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.