BROWNS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Cleveland Browns

A solid, sensible weekend for the Browns: B.

by ianharmon17 · 2026 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades D+
Future A+

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Browns did exactly that with Keylan Rutledge in pick 81.

Klare at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · Makai Lemon · WR · rank 11
In No. 18 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Caleb Lomu · OT · rank 28
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Brandon Cisse · CB · rank 36
Nothing to complain about; Brandon Cisse went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Gabe Jacas · LB-EDGE · rank 52
No edge and no loss on Gabe Jacas in the 49th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Keylan Rutledge · OG · rank 114
A big swing on Keylan Rutledge at the 81st overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.33 · Pick 97 · Max Klare · TE · rank 78
Steal is underselling it; Max Klare at pick No. 97 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Jalon Kilgore · CB · rank 100
Jalon Kilgore in Round 4, Pick 7 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Harold Perkins Jr. · LB · rank 133
They jumped the gun on Harold Perkins Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.14 · Pick 154 · Josh Cameron · WR · rank 187
Josh Cameron in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.33 · Pick 173 · Zane Durant · DT · rank 179
A straight-up fair deal on Zane Durant at pick No. 173, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.25 · Pick 206 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 188
Taking Taylen Green in the 206th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.27 · Pick 208 · Robert Spears-Jennings · S · rank 231
They talked themselves into Robert Spears-Jennings at slot 208, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.32 · Pick 248 · Adam Randall · RB · rank 275
Adam Randall at pick 248 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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