In the latest mock from our Christian D’Andrea — a top-five mini-mock — he had the Browns taking Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders at quarterback. But in Mel Kiper Jr.’s first mock of the year for ESPN, he had Sanders’ teammate Travis Hunter going to Cleveland and Sanders going to the New York Giants at No. 3.

A proposed trade would see the Cleveland Browns trade the No. 2 pick to the Minnesota Vikings for J.J. McCarthy and draft picks.

The Cleveland Browns will receive three additional 2025 NFL draft picks, and they can thank former players Joe Flacco and Jordan Elliott for that. Nick Korte at Over the Cap has estimated each team's compensatory picks,

Cleveland Browns: “Take a QB or trade back,” asks ESPN’s Jason Reid. “That's the Browns' dilemma. Likely stuck with Deshaun Watson's contract until 2026, the smart play would be to draft a QB while also signing a veteran through free agency.”

Of their picks in the final five rounds in the draft, only James Hudson III and Tony Fields II were on the roster in 2024. Hudson was the last of those players to play with the Browns, playing until Week 4 before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.

The Cleveland Browns had a dramatic year that ended in the fanbase looking ahead to mock drafts by the middle of October. The team had sky-high expectations but finished tied for the worst record in the league.

This isn't the first time the Browns have been linked to not taking one of the two quarterbacks. There have been mock drafts that have Cleveland grabbing the best defensive player

Let’s make it a Mock Draft Monday. It has been a couple of weeks since the Cleveland Browns ended their season with a 3-14 record. The best thing the Browns had to take away from the season is their draft positioning and finally having a first-round pick again.