2026 Cleveland Browns Mock Draft: 7-Round Projection
Draft Capital: 11 picks | Overall Grade: B Last Updated: September 07, 2026Overview
Cleveland Browns enter the 2026 NFL Draft with 11 selections. Biggest needs: Quarterback, Tight End, Cornerback.
Complete Draft Class:Ole Miss
— Grade B+
Michigan
— Grade C
Texas Tech
— Grade C
Notre Dame
— Grade C-
Ohio State
— Grade C-
Oregon
— Grade C-
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Complete Pick-by-Pick Analysis
Pick #4 - Cleveland Browns: Leonard Moore, Cornerback, Notre Dame
Rank: #3 overall | Grade: A+ Why This Pick:With three quarterbacks already off the board, Cleveland gets to simply take the best player left, and it happens to line up with their third-ranked need at cornerback. Moore slid just one spot to them at four, which is essentially a non-story in value terms, and pairing a true CB1 talent with a defense already playing a 4-3 scheme is about as clean a marriage of need and value as this draft offers. There's no reach to defend here, this is closer to a gift.
The Fit:Moore's scheme versatility, having played boundary, nickel, and even safety at Notre Dame, gives Cleveland's coordinator a chess piece rather than a fixed spot starter, which matters for a team still filling out its secondary depth chart. His 5 interceptions and 7 pass breakups in just 10 sophomore starts show the ball production teams covet, and his length and fluid hips project well against NFL X receivers, though he'll need to add functional mass and clean up his tackling angles before he's ready to handle physical run support duties on early downs.
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Pick #32 - Cleveland Browns: Drew Mestemaker, Quarterback, Oklahoma State
Rank: #32 overall | Grade: B+ Trade: Cleveland Browns acquired this pick from the Los Angeles Rams. Why This Pick:With their earlier pick spent on cornerback Leonard Moore, Cleveland circles back to address quarterback, the actual top need on the board, and lands Mestemaker exactly where he's ranked at 32. That's neither a reach nor a steal, just a clean value pick for a team that has cycled through quarterback answers for years. Betting on a former walk-on who led the FBS in passing yardage as a redshirt freshman is a swing, but a defensible one given where the position sits on their need list.
The Fit:Mestemaker brings a quick, compact release and genuinely strong deep and intermediate accuracy, the kind of traits that can develop behind a veteran or split reps in year one while he cleans up a low, hip-level release point that causes sailed boundary throws. He'll need to bulk up from 211 pounds and prove he can handle Power 4 pressure after struggling against the only two ranked defenses he faced, but his TD-to-INT ratio and pocket poise give Cleveland a developmental piece at the position they've most needed to fix.'
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Pick #36 - Cleveland Browns: Kewan Lacy, Running Back,
Ole Miss
Rank: #30 overall | Grade: B+ Why This Pick:Addresses key depth concern. While Running Back wasn't the top priority, Kewan Lacy's talent at #30 overall was too good to pass up. Sometimes value trumps need.
The Fit:Kewan Lacy brings immediate impact to Cleveland Browns. Kewan Lacy is the engine of the Ole Miss offense and one of the most productive backs in the country after transferring in from Missouri. In his first season in Oxford he led the FBS in carries and finished third in the FBS with 1,567 rushing yards,... His best trait—elite scoring nose, 24 rushing touchdowns in 2025 set an ole miss single-season record—fits perfectly with what this team needs. Projects as a Arian Foster (Locked On NFL Draft podcast comp for build and three-down potential)-type player at the NFL level.
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Pick #68 - Cleveland Browns: Bryant Wesco Jr, Wide Receiver, Clemson
Rank: #64 overall | Grade: B- Why This Pick:Addresses key depth concern. While Wide Receiver wasn't the top priority, Bryant Wesco Jr's talent at #64 overall was too good to pass up. Sometimes value trumps need.
The Fit:Bryant Wesco Jr brings immediate impact to Cleveland Browns. Bryant Wesco Jr. arrived at Clemson as a consensus top-35 national recruit with track bloodlines, his father a Louisiana Tech Hall of Fame triple jumper, and he produced immediately. As a true freshman in 2024 he caught 41 passes for 708 yards and fi... His best trait—consensus top-35 recruit with legitimate track speed and triple-jump bloodlines—fits perfectly with what this team needs. Projects as a Marvin Mims Jr. deep speed on a slight frame-type player at the NFL level.
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Pick #100 - Cleveland Browns: Evan Tengesdahl, IOL, Cincinnati
Rank: #103 overall | Grade: C Why This Pick:Addresses key depth concern. While IOL wasn't the top priority, Evan Tengesdahl's talent at #103 overall was too good to pass up. Sometimes value trumps need.
The Fit:Evan Tengesdahl brings immediate impact to Cleveland Browns. Evan Tengesdahl is the quiet developmental win in this class. Cincinnati signed him out of Wayne High School in Huber Heights, Ohio, as a three-star in the 2023 class, redshirted him, and used him in a reserve role for two seasons before he won the s... His best trait—led all power four guards with an 89.7 pff run-blocking grade in 2025—fits perfectly with what this team needs. Projects as a Cooper Beebe power-based interior finisher with length questions-type player at the NFL level.
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Pick #107: Andrew Sprague (Offensive Tackle,Michigan
) - Grade C. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential.
Pick #126: Mateen Ibirogba (Defensive Line,Texas Tech
) - Grade C. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential.
Pick #132: Benjamin Brahmer (Tight End, Penn State) - Grade C. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential. Pick #154: Adon Shuler (Safety,Notre Dame
) - Grade C-. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential.
Pick #196: Qua Russaw (Edge Rusher,Ohio State
) - Grade C-. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential.
Pick #218: Devon Jackson (Inside Linebacker,Oregon
) - Grade C-. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential.
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Draft Class Summary
Overall Grade: B | 11 positions addressed across 11 picks.---