Monico69A'S MOCK DRAFT

Monico69A'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 7, 2026

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  • Monico69A DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with De'Zhaun Stribling at the 204th pick, a reach of 53 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Miller at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In pick No. 22 they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In No. 24 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the 39th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick55 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon slipping to slot 55 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick86 Rnd3 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at pick 86 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick107 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in pick No. 107 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Steal is underselling it; Davison Igbinosun at Round 5, Pick 1 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Isaiah World
A clean, defensible pick in pick 144 with a little surplus value in Isaiah World. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
No drama and no debate, Jude Bowry went about where he belonged in No. 147. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick204 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling in the 204th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Nick Barrett
A reach for Nick Barrett in the Round 7 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.