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prettyperfect'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 17, 2026

this one was pretty perfect

  • prettyperfect DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Alex Harkey Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Alex Harkey
OT Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
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Shedeur Sanders
QB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall D+
ValueC NeedA- TradesF FutureD
The Browns drew a line under the quarterback search with Mendoza: D+.

The Bud Clark pick is the one that will follow the Browns into the fall. They took him 51 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Fernando Mendoza gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In slot 2 they get their quarterback of the future. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a building block for the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick70 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
They jumped the gun on Omar Cooper Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick107 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes in No. 107 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Malik Benson
Malik Benson at pick 139 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick144 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens in the 144th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick147 Rnd5 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett at the 204th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick248 Rnd7 Alex Harkey
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Alex Harkey. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.