C
Cleveland Browns
A mixed bag for the Browns, and a C to match.
by Reheheheheh ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 6 steals
· 3 reaches
Nobody else had Jeff Caldwell anywhere near slot 70. The Browns did, by 116 spots, and that gap is the whole story. A mixed bag that lands at C.
That Orange pick is the receipt they will wave around later. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.
So much rides on Kadyn Proctor that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick-by-Pick
Jadarian Price at slot 6 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
In No. 24 they get a building block for the line, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
A reach on Caleb Tiernan in Round 2, Pick 7; the board had better options right there. It fills a real need, too.
Value said wait; Jeff Caldwell in pick 70 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They will replay Domonique Orange at pick No. 107 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They let Hezekiah Masses come to them and pounced at the 146th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Chris McClellan slipping to No. 149 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
The board had Eric McAlister higher than pick No. 206, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A tidy bit of business in the 248th overall pick, where Eli Heidenreich graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.