Templar'S MOCK DRAFT
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Templar'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 20, 2026

032026 C

  • Templar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (CLE)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Picks Received
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Browns bet big and early on Kamran James, 92 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Scott at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 8 of 9 of the wish list covered.

They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the 6th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Max Iheanachor
In slot 24 they get a cornerstone up front, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
A wild overpay on Jacob Rodriguez in the 39th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick70 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Value with a capital V on Keionte Scott in pick No. 70, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick141 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol at Round 5, Pick 1 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Louis Moore
They went early on Louis Moore in the 146th pick, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cole Payton
Value said wait; Cole Payton in No. 149 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick206 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling at the 206th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick246 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
This one needs a full-page explanation: Logan Taylor in pick 246, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick248 Rnd7 Caleb Douglas
A real head-scratcher, Caleb Douglas in slot 248 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick257 Rnd7 Kamran James
Kamran James in Round 7, Pick 41 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.