A Yank on the Footy'S MOCK DRAFT

Looking 2 2026

  • A Yank on the Footy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (TEN)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TEN)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Browns for Henderson: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. TreVeyon Henderson tumbling to the Browns in Round 6, Pick 2 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They are betting Dart proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In pick No. 14 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart in Round 2, Pick 3 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick94 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the 94th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick163 Rnd5 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Circle this one: Demetrius Knight Jr. at the 163rd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick177 Rnd6 TreVeyon Henderson
Taking TreVeyon Henderson in No. 177 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at slot 190 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick198 Rnd6 Connor Colby
Value with a capital V on Connor Colby in the Round 6 slot, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick214 Rnd6 Cody Simon
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 214 is the definition of value, full stop. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
You do not let a safety like Jaylen Reed reach Round 6, Pick 40 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick256 Rnd7 Deion Burks
A reach for Deion Burks in pick No. 256; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.