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Cleveland Browns

The Browns worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

by TBarin13 · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 7 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Browns came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

Reaching for Barrett left real value on the table behind him. Lew at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Adding Tyler Guyton by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

In the end it comes back to Arvell Reese, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Caleb Lomu · OT · rank 28
In pick 12 they get a cornerstone up front, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Arvell Reese · LB · rank 7
In No. 24 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, and a steal at that. More want than need.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Germie Bernard · WR · rank 58
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Germie Bernard. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · D'Angelo Ponds · CB · rank 47
They will replay D'Angelo Ponds at slot 70 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Connor Lew · C · rank 82
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Connor Lew in pick No. 111, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Oscar Delp · TE · rank 132
Oscar Delp 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.
R5.7 · Pick 147 · Malik Benson · WR · rank 145
Malik Benson at the 147th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.9 · Pick 149 · Tanner Koziol · TE · rank 164
Tanner Koziol at Round 5, Pick 9 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
R6.25 · Pick 206 · Noah Whittington · RB · rank 226
They left a pile of value on the table to take Noah Whittington this early at pick No. 206. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.7 · Pick 223 · Nick Barrett · DL · rank 254
They talked themselves into Nick Barrett at Round 7, Pick 7, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.32 · Pick 248 · Jalon Daniels · QB · rank 258
Jalon Daniels at the Round 7 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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