Claydad'S MOCK DRAFT
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Claydad'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

Traded back, drafted 3OL

  • Claydad DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CLE)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CLE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Draft Picks Received
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Nailor
WR
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA FutureA
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Browns a B+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Browns took Eric McAlister at Round 5, Pick 9, roughly 23 spots before his name belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Jalen Nailor pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
In pick 18 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
Caleb Lomu at the Round 1 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick39 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A straight-up fair deal on Olaivavega Ioane at the 39th pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick49 Rnd2 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard at pick No. 49 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
They did well to land Josiah Trotter in No. 70, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
Jakobe Thomas at the 107th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They paid a round early for Davison Igbinosun in pick No. 139, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick144 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A conviction pick on DJ Campbell at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147 Rnd5 Eric McAlister
They reached a country mile for Eric McAlister at No. 147, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.