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Rodhickey'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 18, 2026

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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CLE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CLE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CLE)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CLE)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CLE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (IND)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (TB)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
DaRon Bland
CB
Head Shot
Anthony Richardson
QB
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Browns let Price fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

The board owed the Browns one, and it paid up: Jadarian Price, the No. 70 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 4 slot like a gift left on the doorstep.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In slot 12 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson in Round 2, Pick 7 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
No drama and no debate, Jake Slaughter went about where he belonged in pick No. 47. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick82 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Zachariah Branch in the 82nd pick, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Steal is underselling it; Jadarian Price at pick 107 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Billy Schrauth
They paid sticker price for Billy Schrauth in the 112th overall pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
No edge and no loss on Jude Bowry in No. 116; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick141 Rnd5 Isaiah World
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah World at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick146 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at pick 146 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
By-the-book stuff, Tanner Koziol at the 149th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 195th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick196 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost slipping to pick No. 196 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick206 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
A reach for Keyshaun Elliott in slot 206; a little patience would have been rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick229 Rnd7 Cole Payton
They went early on Cole Payton in Round 7, Pick 13, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Circle this one: Jeff Caldwell at No. 248 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.