C
Cleveland Browns
The Browns bled value on every deal, hence the C.
by LARAMS ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 8 steals
· 2 reaches
Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Browns spent pick 219 on Deven Eastern, a name the board had a full 66 spots lower. A mixed bag that lands at C.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Dunker at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.
Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
A tidy little value on Brandon Cisse in Round 2, Pick 7, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Gennings Dunker in the 70th overall pick, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Nice patience on Deontae Lawson, who had no business lasting to slot 91. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
They read the board right and Jonah Coleman was the payoff at pick 107. It fills a real need, too.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaiah World well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Eli Raridon slipping to pick No. 146 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Value with a capital V on Hezekiah Masses in Round 5, Pick 9, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
The board fumbled Drew Allar all the way to the 175th pick, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A quiet steal in No. 206: Josh Cameron for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A big swing on Deven Eastern at the 219th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
They let Zavion Thomas come to them and pounced at pick 248. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
