BROWNS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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041026 No2 A-

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Cleveland Browns

The Browns fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

by Templar · 2026 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Browns took Nadame Tucker at pick 107, roughly 68 spots before his name belonged. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

Getting Klare where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · Carnell Tate · WR · rank 12
In No. 18 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 19
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Chris Brazzell II · WR · rank 28
A slide stopped in the 39th pick, with Chris Brazzell II worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Mike Washington Jr. · RB · rank 73
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mike Washington Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 72
By-the-book stuff, Jacob Rodriguez at the 70th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Nadame Tucker · DE-EDGE · rank 175
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nadame Tucker this early at pick 107. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Max Klare · TE · rank 76
Somehow Max Klare was still sitting there in the 112th pick, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.6 · Pick 146 · Jakobe Thomas · S · rank 141
A tidy little value on Jakobe Thomas in the 146th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.9 · Pick 149 · Zxavian Harris · DT · rank 156
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zxavian Harris. It fills a real need, too.
R6.15 · Pick 196 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 191
They did well to land Ephesians Prysock in No. 196, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.25 · Pick 206 · Cole Payton · QB · rank 199
A clean, defensible pick in pick 206 with a little surplus value in Cole Payton. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · Bryce Foster · C · rank 252
Value said wait; Bryce Foster in pick No. 218 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
R7.32 · Pick 248 · Robert Henry Jr. · RB · rank 245
Robert Henry Jr. at the Round 7 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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