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Cleveland Browns See A Huge Trade Happen In Latest 2026 Nfl Mock Draft

Bonisiwe Shabane
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cleveland browns see a huge trade happen in latest 2026 nfl mock draft

With the NFL trade deadline in the rearview, an all new 2026 Cleveland Browns NFL mock draft brings a new offense 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. With the Browns season spiraling out of control, it’s never too soon to begin looking towards the draft, and all the possibilities we could see the Browns do. It’s clear the Browns need offense. Fans debate between quarterback, wide receiver and offensive tackle, trying to figure which position is the current biggest need on the roster. In a recent mock draft from Todd McShay, he has the Browns trading up one spot, from the fourth pick to the third, to select quarterback Ty Simpson from Alabama.

Despite this being the first year of real production from Simpson, he has been outstanding for the Crimson Tide. He has tossed 2,461 yards and 21 touchdowns this year, compared to just one interception. He has put Alabama at an 8-1 record, currently ranking them #4 in the nation. The Cleveland Browns have won two games this season. They’ve won five of their past 25 games dating back to last season. Yet, there may be a light at the end of the tunnel.

For the second time in as many years, the Browns will have significant draft capital to replenish their roster with young talent. After the recent NFL trade deadline, the Browns have 10 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. The latest Cleveland Browns loss to the New England Patriots pushed the team inside the top five picks. The Browns are currently slotted for the fourth pick in the draft. The organization has to walk a tight rope the rest of the season. The team must win enough games to keep their jobs, but doing so takes them out of the race for a top pick and an opportunity to draft a top quarterback.

The Browns still have a long road ahead of them to the end of the season. However, many people are looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. The college football season is nearly done. Conference play is in full swing, as many universities across the country prepare to take on some of their most hated rivals over the final month. Some universities are preparing to make a push for the college football playoffs, while others are wondering if they’ll be the Cinderella story. The most unlucky are playing hard for personal pride and draft status.

As the college season wraps up, we’ll be putting this series in overdrive as we extend from the first three rounds to five rounds. The goal of this series isn’t to wish-cast future Browns players, but to highlight some of the best prospects heading into college football Saturday. This mock will be an exercise on the day two options, assuming the top quarterback prospects go before the Browns pick. Spencer Fano entered the season as the consensus top tackle in the 2026 NFL draft. The true junior is a great athlete at 6-foot-5 and over 300 pounds. Fano is known for his quick foot speed and nasty demeanor.

Unfortunately, Fano hasn’t played up to the hype this season, but he’s still holding onto his top spot. He isn’t playing with the same level of athleticism or aggressiveness this season. He looked slow against Texas Tech’s duo of future-NFL designated pass rushers in David Bailey, a potential first-round pick, and second-day pick Romello Height. Fano still has time to bounce back, and he has a top-25 matchup against the University of Cincinnati this Saturday. Fano must kick up his level of aggression. The top offensive linemen in the NFL love to finish plays strongly.

Fano has all the tools to join the upper echelon of top run blockers in the NFL. He has the range and strength to build a run game around. However, he hasn’t played up to that level. He continues to struggle with pass blocking. He doesn’t get to his landmarks quickly enough. He gives up the outside track too easily at times.

The young tackle needs a lot more refinement before he’s ready for the NFL. Stay ahead with the latest 2026 NFL Cleveland Browns Draft Order, updated weekly. Mark your calendars — the 2026 NFL Draft takes place on April 23-25, 2026. Bookmark this page to see where the Browns stand every week on the road to the draft. With the 2025 NFL Draft recently in the rear-view mirror, many are already looking ahead to what 2026 has to offer. After the Cleveland Browns were the first team to trade back in the 2025 draft, ESPN predicts they will reverse course and trade up for the No.

1 overall pick in 2026. To acquire the top pick, the Browns trade up with the Tennessee Titans, who will end up with the No. 1 selection for the second straight year in the eyes of ESPN's Jordan Reid. Since the Browns own the Jacksonville Jaguars' 2026 first-round pick, Reid predicts they will use one as trade bait to acquire the top selection. “Per our ESPN Bet-based draft order, Tennessee has the top pick again,” Reid wrote. “We don't know who will actually have the No.

1 pick next year, but the Browns have two first-round selections after their draft-night trade with the Jaguars. So I'm having Cleveland send the higher of its two picks (No. 3) and its 2027 first-rounder to the Titans to move up to the top spot.” With the first overall pick, Reid projects the Browns will take Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik. Though impossible to project the draft order this far ahead — nobody would have thought Cam Ward would be the first pick last summer — Klubnik is one of several early favorites. Texas' Arch Manning, LSU's Garrett Nussmeier, Alabama's Kadyn Proctor and South Carolina's LaNorris Sellers are also popular No.

1 pick predictions. If the Browns end up with the first overall pick in 2026, one way or another, it will be their first time making the first selection since 2018. They took Baker Mayfield with that pick, and Myles Garrett at No. 1 the year before. The Browns just wrapped up the 2025 NFL Draft, but it's time to look ahead and see where they will pick in 2026. After selecting in the first round for the first time since 2021, the Browns hold two first-round picks in 2026.

They added the second in the the 2025 draft day trade of the No. 2 pick to the Jaguars in exchange for No. 5 and other picks. The Browns, who made seven picks in 2025, hold nine selections in 2026.

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