B
Cleveland Browns
The Browns fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.
by Brownsfan8909 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 0 steals
· 10 reaches
The rest of the league had time to spare on Ahmari Harvey; the Browns did not wait, grabbing him 149 spots ahead at slot 141. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 9 they get a security blanket over the middle, reach and all.
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
They went early on Jake Slaughter in the 39th pick, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
No edge and no loss on Elijah Sarratt in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Ted Hurst in pick No. 74 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They paid a round early for Bud Clark in the 89th overall pick, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Bryce Lance in No. 107 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A wild overpay on Drew Allar in slot 109, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Ahmari Harvey at pick 141 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Jeff Caldwell at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A big swing on Eric McAlister at pick No. 149, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A real head-scratcher, John Michael Gyllenborg in the 206th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Nolan Rucci in the 248th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
