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Templar'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 20, 2026

032026 B

  • Templar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CLE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Dalton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dalton Johnson
S Arizona
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
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ty Johnson
RB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B
ValueC- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Browns won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

The Browns treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 146th pick on Cole Payton a full 91 spots early. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hurst.

They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In the 6th pick they get protection for the quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick26 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In pick 26 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
They paid up for D'Angelo Ponds at slot 39 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick70 Rnd3 Justin Joly
A real head-scratcher, Justin Joly in the 70th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick91 Rnd3 Kaytron Allen
A big swing on Kaytron Allen at No. 91, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick107 Rnd4 Red Murdock
They left a pile of value on the table to take Red Murdock this early at pick No. 107. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick126 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst slipping to Round 4, Pick 26 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jeremiah Wright
Jeremiah Wright in slot 141 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick146 Rnd5 Cole Payton
Cole Payton in No. 146 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
A wild overpay on Ephesians Prysock in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206 Rnd6 Dalton Johnson
A quiet steal in the 206th pick: Dalton Johnson for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick248 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
They paid a round early for De'Zhaun Stribling in the 248th overall pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.