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Browns Fix Offense With Qb Fernando Mendoza In Latest 2026 Nfl Mock Dr

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browns fix offense with qb fernando mendoza in latest 2026 nfl mock dr

The Cleveland Browns lost in humiliating fashion to the New York Jets. The Browns shut down the Jets for the majority of the game. Unfortunately, the Jets scored on three explosive plays. The score would be too much for the Browns to handle. The team now has the inside track on the second pick in the 2026 NFL draft. The Browns must find a way to pick in the top two selections.

The Browns need to find a quarterback in next year’s draft class. The class is fraying, as quarterbacks Dante Moore of Oregon, Fernando Mendoza of Indiana, and Ty Simpson of Alabama will all decide whether to enter the NFL draft or return to college. If the Browns don’t have a top-three pick, then they have a real shot of losing one of these quarterbacks. In the latest 2026 NFL mock draft, the Browns address the quarterback situation while rebuilding their trenches and increasing their talent in the receiving room. The Browns are set up for eight picks inside the first five rounds. The team will have many opportunities to shore up their weak position groups over draft weekend.

Fernando Mendoza was the first quarterback I mocked to the Browns before the season started. With more than a month left in his junior season, Mendoza is the Heisman award favorite. Mendoza has thrown for 2,342 yards, 26 touchdowns, and five interceptions on 181 completions and 254 attempts. Mendoza turned heads when he turned down top paydays to join the Hoosiers. Mendoza strongly believed that head coach Curt Cignetti knows how to develop NFL quarterbacks. That’s proven to be the case as Mendoza is in the consensus top-three picks in the draft.

The Cleveland Browns desperately need to revamp their offense, and that showed most in a horrid loss to a previously one-win New York Jets team. Well, in a new mock draft done by Daft on Draft, the Browns do just that. Currently holding the No. 4 pick and the No. 19 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft (thanks to the Jacksonville Jaguars), the Browns were able to make a dent in their offensive needs. In this mock draft, there were no trades available, so teams like the Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, and New York Giants all passed on quarterbacks after each drafting one early in the draft...

This gave the Browns the first choice at the quarterback position. With the No. 4 pick in this mock draft, the Browns selected their new quarterback in Indiana's Fernando Mendoza. Standing out this season with the Hoosiers, Mendoza has a statline of 2,300 yards, 26 touchdowns, and five interceptions as he sits as a Heisman candidate. The Browns then doubled up on offense, addressing their league-worst wide receiver room. With the Jacksonville pick, the Browns selected USC wideout Makai Lemon.

With refined, not flashy, wide receivers like Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Emeka Egbuka dominating the NFL, the Browns try their hand at their own in this mold. Lemon has 937 yards and six touchdowns this season for the Trojans. Many will complain that the Browns did not select an offensive lineman with the Jacksonville pick, but by the time they came back on the clock, the likes of Cici Mauigoa, Spencer Fano, and... This Cleveland Browns 2026 NFL mock draft is led by Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza and offensive help No one knows what the future holds for the Cleveland Browns next year.

A new front office? A new head coach? A new quarterback? The Week 15 loss to the Chicago Bears was among the worst of the year for the Browns, but did nothing to change their 2026 NFL draft order position. Cleveland will play out their last three games, two at home, with nothing to play for besides pride, future contracts, and NFL draft positioning. Next year’s draft seems likely to bring the Browns another new quarterback of the future instead of building around Shedeur Sanders.

Fernando Mendoza, Arch Manning, and Dante Moore (if they all declare) could all be worth the top pick in the 2026 NFL draft. Monday after Week 15’s loss brings us another Cleveland Browns 2026 NFL mock draft. This time, we add Mendoza, one of his favorite targets, and a lot of offensive line help. We used Pro Football Focus’ simulator for this mock draft. 1st round - QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana The 2025 NFL season is just over halfway completed, and it is already draft season for most Cleveland Browns fans.

It has been another disappointing season for Cleveland, leading to many questions about the future of the franchise. Is head coach Kevin Stefanski on the hot seat, or is his job secure for 2026? Who will be starting at quarterback to open next season? Will general manager Andrew Berry be the one selecting players in the 2026 NFL Draft? There are a ton of questions to be answered for the Browns this offseason. But the biggest question for fans will be: what are they going to do with this offense?

Switching play-callers and quarterbacks mid-season has harbored minimal improvement to this point. Rebuilding and revamping the offense must be a focus for whoever his heading the front office and coaching staff. That is a focus for Cleveland early in this 2026 NFL mock draft. Shedeur Sanders may or may not have a real chance to prove himself as the future starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. But as a fifth-round pick, even if he plays fairly well to finish the season, it may not prevent the Browns from prioritizing finding their franchise signal caller atop the 2026 NFL Draft. If the Browns are selecting third overall, there is a very good chance they take a stab at a new quarterback.

With the season that Fernando Mendoza is putting together for the Indiana Hoosiers, he certainly could be the first one off the board in April. Shedeur Sanders celebrates after a touchdown pass to Harold Fannin Jr. in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 31-29 loss to the Titans. Nick Cammett / Getty Images Nothing is ever clean and clear with Cleveland Browns football. There is always a complication to the composition.

Within a span of about four days, our Dane Brugler predicted the Cleveland Browns to trade up to No. 1 and select Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza in his first mock draft. Hours later, Mendoza backed up the high praise with an excellent performance in the Hoosiers’ upset of Ohio State in the Big Ten title game. Fans didn’t even have enough time to process Mendoza’s performance and whether a trade-up is worth it before Shedeur Sanders dazzled with 364 yards and four touchdowns (including one rushing) in the Browns’ loss... The Browns have been unsuccessfully chasing franchise quarterbacks for 25 years. It would be high comedy by this point if it weren’t so pitiful.

Since the Browns have a pair of first-rounders in next year’s draft, they have the capital necessary to move up for Mendoza or another quarterback if they so choose. The Cleveland Browns lost in humiliating fashion to the New York Jets. The Browns shut down the Jets for the majority of the game. Unfortunately, the Jets scored on three explosive plays. The score would be too much for the Browns to handle. The team now has the inside track on the second pick in the 2026 NFL draft.

The Browns must find a way to pick in the top two selections. The Browns need to find a quarterback in next year’s draft class. The class is fraying, as quarterbacks Dante Moore of Oregon, Fernando Mendoza of Indiana, and Ty Simpson of Alabama will all decide whether to enter the NFL draft or return to college. If the Browns don’t have a top-three pick, then they have a real shot of losing one of these quarterbacks. In the latest 2026 NFL mock draft, the Browns address the quarterback situation while rebuilding their trenches and increasing their talent in the receiving room. The Browns are set up for eight picks inside the first five rounds.

The team will have many opportunities to shore up their weak position groups over draft weekend. Join the discussion → Share your thoughts! Read more from our local writers → Surviving Trauma - Lorna Wilson By the time you reach Week 17 of the NFL season, just as many teams are eyeing the 2026 NFL Draft and free agency as they are thinking about the playoffs. Heck, even some playoff teams, already have one eye on the NFL Draft, knowing a Super Bowl run isn't in the cards. But with the New York Giants currently holding the No.

1 overall pick, draft drama is already brewing as multiple teams position themselves to trade up for a quarterback. The New York Jets and Cleveland Browns are the obvious options, as they should look to jump ahead of the Las Vegas Raiders. But what about sleeper teams like the Miami Dolphins and Los Angeles Rams? They might have even more incentive to trade up for their choice of Fernando Mendoza or Dante Moore Jr. One of them does exactly that in our latest 2026 NFL Mock Draft, which projects the entire first round. It's become undeniable that the Tua Tagovailoa era is over in Miami.

But with it looking like Mike McDaniel could be the one who sticks around, the Dolphins need surety at quarterback and Quinn Ewers hasn't shown those signs yet. It's time to make an aggressive trade, and Fernando Mendoza would be perfect in this offense. His decisiveness, plus arm and mobility would reinvigorate the Miami attack and, though it'll cost likely multiple first-rounders, it'd be worth it to reset this franchise's trajectory. The race for QB1 between Mendoza and Dante Moore has gotten closer throughout the year, but the Raiders should happily take whichever quarterback falls to them at No. 2. Vegas misplayed their timeline with the Geno Smith deal, but getting out of it and moving on to Moore makes perfect sense.

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