Jacob RichardOct 28, 2026
Richard argues the Browns should and could add an edge rusher at the trade deadline, naming Khalil Mack, Jermaine Johnson and YaYa Diaby as acquirable targets for modest draft compensation.
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What Jacob Richard said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThese players would not take much in return for a trade, and the Browns have plenty of ammunition to obtain their services.
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- Browns DT Room is Set, but the Edges Could Get a Boost With These 3 Trades
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- 1Khalil Mack to move to Cleveland Browns“Mack is similar to Buckner, and at most, a fourth-round pick should be sufficient to land him.”
- 2Yaya Diaby to move to Cleveland Browns“The Buccaneers may be sellers, as their season has not played out the way they had hoped after extending Baker Mayfield.”
- 3Jermaine Johnson II to move to Cleveland Browns“He can be had for a late-round pick and maybe even a pick swap in the Browns' favor.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khalil Mack to move to Cleveland Browns1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Yaya Diaby to move to Cleveland Browns2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jermaine Johnson II to move to Cleveland Browns3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 3 trade and signing calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
1Trade and Signing CallsKhalil MackCleveland Browns
Khalil Mack to move to Cleveland Browns
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Trade and Signing CallsYaya DiabyCleveland Browns
Yaya Diaby to move to Cleveland Browns
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Trade and Signing CallsJermaine Johnson IICleveland Browns
Jermaine Johnson II to move to Cleveland Browns
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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