B-
Cleveland Browns
The Browns kept it disciplined and banked a B-.
by Brownsfan8909 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 1 steals
· 6 reaches
The Browns bet big and early on Eric McAlister, 44 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.
That Lew pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. The skill positions did well by the weekend.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 6 they get a red-zone target to build around, reach and all.
In slot 24 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
No drama and no debate, Emmanuel Pregnon went about where he belonged in the 39th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Ted Hurst in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They robbed the room for Connor Lew here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A wild overpay on Jeff Caldwell in the 146th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Value said wait; Eric McAlister in Round 5, Pick 9 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Thaddeus Dixon at pick 206 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Brett Norfleet at pick No. 248 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
