BROWNS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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3-29-26 ((WR Heavy)) C+

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Cleveland Browns

A mixed bag for the Browns, and a C+ to match.

by Brownsfan8909 · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 8 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Drew Allar at the Round 4 slot is 41 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. However the rest shakes out, Raridon at that price is a win they earned.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Caleb Lomu · OT · rank 28
In slot 6 they get a blindside protector, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Kenyon Sadiq · TE · rank 19
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kenyon Sadiq in Round 1, Pick 24. The roster fit checks out.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 55
Jake Slaughter at pick No. 39 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 89
They reached into another round for Ted Hurst, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.15 · Pick 115 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 156
A real head-scratcher, Drew Allar in the 115th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.6 · Pick 146 · Eli Raridon · TE · rank 135
They let Eli Raridon come to them and pounced at the 146th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.9 · Pick 149 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 187
A wild overpay on Jeff Caldwell in Round 5, Pick 9, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.22 · Pick 162 · Eric McAlister · WR · rank 195
This one needs a full-page explanation: Eric McAlister in the Round 5 slot, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.25 · Pick 206 · Thaddeus Dixon · CB · rank 218
A reach on Thaddeus Dixon in No. 206; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.32 · Pick 248 · Nolan Rucci · OT · rank 253
No edge and no loss on Nolan Rucci in slot 248; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.37 · Pick 253 · Brett Norfleet · TE · rank 271
Brett Norfleet in the 253rd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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