LARAMS'S MOCK DRAFT

LARAMS'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 28, 2026

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  • LARAMS DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Players Gained
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Tyler Guyton
OT
Players traded away
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David Njoku
TE
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Deshaun Watson
QB
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Jerome Ford
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureA
More right than wrong for the Browns, and a B to prove it.

The Browns looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Gracen Halton at slot 107 regardless, 31 picks early. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Landing Jones that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Adding Tyler Guyton by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the 12th pick they get a true top target at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 24 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker at No. 39 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A tidy little value on Keionte Scott in slot 70, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick94 Rnd3 Taurean York
Taurean York in pick 94 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick107 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
A wild overpay on Gracen Halton in Round 4, Pick 7, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Logan Jones
Nice patience on Logan Jones, who had no business lasting to No. 139. It fills a real need, too.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
Nothing to complain about; Jaeden Roberts went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick147 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
No drama and no debate, Demond Claiborne went about where he belonged in the 147th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick204 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
Sawyer Robertson at pick No. 204 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
A clean, defensible pick in slot 248 with a little surplus value in Diego Pavia. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.