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Monico69A'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 8, 2026

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  • Monico69A DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CLE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CLE)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD- FutureA+
The Browns lost the trade table, and the B- tells the story.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Browns did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Getting Ponds where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Every board in the league had Stribling lower, and that gap is the story.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In the 24th overall pick they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick26 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In the 26th pick they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in No. 39 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick60 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where D'Angelo Ponds graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick70 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malachi Fields. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick107 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in pick No. 107 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
They read the board right and Parker Brailsford was the payoff at slot 126. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
They took Jaeden Roberts at par in Round 5, Pick 1, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis in slot 144 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick147 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
Skyler Gill-Howard at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick204 Rnd6 VJ Payne
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing VJ Payne in pick 204. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick248 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
They paid a round early for De'Zhaun Stribling in Round 7, Pick 32, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.