BROWNS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Cleveland Browns

The Browns did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

by Unc d · 2026 NFL Draft · 9 picks · 2 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

The Browns bet big and early on Trey Zuhn III, 37 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Landing McNeil-Warren that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Carnell Tate · WR · rank 12
In slot 6 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 22
In pick 24 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · CJ Allen · LB · rank 31
CJ Allen at the 39th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S · rank 51
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the 70th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 113
No edge and no loss on Davison Igbinosun in No. 107; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.6 · Pick 146 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 143
Dametrious Crownover in Round 5, Pick 6 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.9 · Pick 149 · CJ Daniels · WR · rank 142
A tidy little value on CJ Daniels in the 149th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.25 · Pick 206 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 243
Trey Zuhn III in slot 206 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.32 · Pick 248 · Tristan Leigh · OT · rank 264
A premium they did not need to pay, Tristan Leigh a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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