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Browns 3 Round 2026 Nfl Mock Draft After Quiet Nfl Trade Deadline

Bonisiwe Shabane
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browns 3 round 2026 nfl mock draft after quiet nfl trade deadline

The Cleveland Browns largely chose to sit on the sidelines at the 2025 NFL trade deadline, as the only move they pulled off was a late-round pick swap that also sent seldom-used former first-round... Even though the team is 2-6, the windfall of picks received in the Travis Hunter trade and the solid defensive infrastructure have Cleveland in a position to possibly start over at the quarterback position... The Browns have the ability to get this new quarterback multiple offensive linemen in addition to some pass-catchers that will be in town for the long haul. Round 1, Pick 6: Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama With Indiana's Fernando Mendoza starting to separate as QB1, teams who need a signal-caller will likely be choosing between Simpson, Oregon's Dante Moore, and South Carolina's LaNorris Sellers. Moore has the stronger arm and better deep accuracy, but Simpson is just as good a prospect.

The Cleveland Browns were far more inactive than many expected them to be as the 2025 NFL trade deadline passed. Unlike the New York Jets, who they face in Week 10, the Browns made a small move at the deadline after making multiple moves earlier in the season. Cleveland heads into Week 10 of the NFL season with their two first-round picks next year slotted in the sixth and 19th spots in the current order. The Browns have 10 draft picks in the 2026 NFL draft, with the possibility of one more as a part of the compensatory pick process, and eight scheduled for the 2027 NFL draft. The offense is the big concern in Cleveland with OC Tommy Rees taking over playcalling duties starting this week against the Jets. There are a couple of building blocks with RB Quinshon Judkins and TE Harold Fannin Jr., but everything else is up in the air on that side of the ball.

With that in mind, we bring you a 2026 Cleveland Browns Mock Draft using Pro Football Network’s Simulator. Until the quarterback position is secured, the rest may not matter. There are still a lot of questions about the upcoming class, but Simpson has excited many with his play this year for the Crimson Tide. The NFL trade deadline has come and gone with minimal action from the Cleveland Browns. The only deadline move made by general manager Andrew Berry and Co. was to send reserve pass rusher Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and a seventh round to the Chicago Bears for a sixth round pick.

However, teams elsewhere (namely, Cleveland's Week 10 opponent, the New York Jets) shook up the 2026 NFL Draft landscape. The Indianapolis Colts no longer have a first round pick after acquiring cornerback Sauce Gardner from the Jets, giving them two to work with as they compete with the Browns in a race for... So, who did the Browns land with their two first round picks in this mock draft? You can find it on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The Cleveland Browns are thinking long-term. As they prepare to open their 2025 season against the Cincinnati Bengals, rumors are already swirling around their 2026 draft strategy.

Per Bleacher Report’s latest mock (via ESPN’s Tony Grossi on September 6, 2025), the Browns will likely skip on quarterback and instead “target defense and O-line with two first-round picks” in 2026. .@TonyGrossi says he's willing to trade the Browns two 2026 1st round picks and a 2027 1st round pick to move up for a rookie QB in the 2026 NFL Draft 😯 Do you agree? pic.twitter.com/xgEV9zR9Tp — ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) September 3, 2025 The Browns enter 2026 armed with not one, but two first-round picks, their own and the Jacksonville Jaguars’, a powerful combination.

Expectations are mounting that the front office will avoid trading them away to chase a quarterback. The NFL Trade deadline has come and gone and for one NFL team it was highly eventful and impactful on the 2026 NFL Draft. The New York Jets didn’t just make one blockbuster trade, but two as they sent Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts for a 2026 first-round pick and Quinnen Williams to the Dallas Cowboys for... That give the Jets quite a haul when it comes to draft capital as they serve as the third team with two first round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. How will the Jets, Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys play the board? It’s getting interesting especially with the top draft prospects starting to separate themselves from the rest of the pack.

While quarterbacks are always the buzz at the top of the NFL Draft, it doesn’t mean they are the best players or even present as generational talent. The 2024 NFL Draft was one of the best when it comes to quarterbacks with franchise potential and although Fernando Mendoza, Ty Simpson are Dante Moore are sparking buzz, this is shaping up to... One of the top defenders in the nation is Miami’s Rueben Bain Jr., who would tempt a team like the New Orleans Saints to pass on QB to take a disruptor off the edge... There is also Ohio State defenders like Caleb Downs and Arvell Reese who can impact any NFL defense. We are inching closer to the start of the NFL season. Teams have reported to training camp, and the first preseason game is almost upon us.

While we can’t wait for the start of the NFL season, draft die-hards are also excited for the beginning of the college football season, so we can get more film to scout the future... Below is my latest edition of a 2026 three-round mock draft, with this exercise focused on introducing fans to names that could play a big part in the NFL Draft next April. There hasn’t been a more hyped quarterback prospect entering the college football season since Trevor Lawrence’s last year at Clemson. Arch Manning has been discussed as a future No. 1 overall pick for years, and while he has yet to play a ton of football at Texas, his traits are clear to see. Manning has a prototypical build, a strong arm, and is an excellent athlete.

His instincts as a passer and natural accuracy are evident when you watch him play. He would give the Browns a true franchise signal-caller for the future. The Jets have a lot to like on their roster and have done well by signing Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner to long-term deals. With their nucleus intact, adding a quarterback of the future makes a ton of sense. After a surprising 11-6 run in the 2023 NFL season that saw the Cleveland Browns return to the postseason, they took a massive step back last year, landing back in the basement of the... That mark gave them one of the worst records in the entire league and granted them the second-overall pick in the 2025 draft.

While they didn't actually use that selection, they did take advantage of it, trading down to five with the Jacksonville Jaguars and netting an extra second-rounder and Jacksonville's 2026 first in the process. For a team with a lot of holes on its roster, the Browns need as much draft capital as they can get in the near future. That made the class they ended up coming away with this past spring extra confounding. They got off to a strong start, taking defensive tackle Mason Graham and linebacker Carson Schwesinger with their first two picks. After that, they spent their next five selections on offense: running back Quinshon Judkins (no. 36), tight end Harold Fannin Jr.

(no. 67), quarterback Dillon Gabriel (no. 94), running back Dylan Sampson (no. 126), and quarterback Shedeur Sanders (no. 144). Following Deshaun Watson's re-rupture of his Achilles tendon during rehab last winter, the Cleveland Browns knew they'd have to identify a new starting quarterback for the 2025 NFL season.

They brought in four different candidates to vie for the vacated QB1 spot: free agent Joe Flacco, trade acquisition Kenny Pickett, fifth-round draft pick Dillon Gabriel, and 144th-overall selection Shedeur Sanders. It seems that Head Coach Kevin Stefanski and the Browns staff don't have much confidence in their rookie gunslingers, having named Flacco the Week 1 starter, despite Gabriel and Sanders putting up impressive preseason... However, there's still hope that one of Cleveland's young quarterbacks can overtake Flacco on the depth chart at some point during the campaign.

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