12
Francis Mauigoa
Miami
ACC
6’6”315 lb20 yo
Freakshow right tackle blending tight end feet with violence.
Best Comparison
Armand Membou
Cleveland Browns
9 total picks. First picks #6 and #24
The year is 2026 … and the Browns have still never won the AFC North. Last season's squad at least enabled All-World DE Myles Garrett to break the single-season sack record, but this was otherwise anyone's idea of a bad professional football team.
The good news: This front office has a pair of first-round picks to help rebuild this flawed roster. The bad news: The ever-painful Deshaun Watson contract continues to hamstring this organization, as Cleveland has the fifth-least effective cap space in the league entering the 2026 offseason.
2026 Draft Picks
10 total picks
RD 1
9
Spencer Fano
OT 2
24
KC Concepcion
WR 4
RD 2
7
Denzel Boston
WR 5
26
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S 3
RD 3
22
Austin Barber
OT 15
RD 5
6
Parker Brailsford
C 5
9
Justin Jefferson
LB 16
30
Joe Royer
TE 8
RD 6
1
Taylen Green
QB 7
RD 7
32
Carsen Ryan
Team Needs and Targets
Offensive Line: This year is as good a time as any for Cleveland to break its five-year streak of not drafting a single offensive lineman inside the first two rounds.
Quarterback: At a minimum it'd make sense if the organization brings in someone like Marcus Mariota or Malik Willis to push and/or mentor Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel.
Wide Receiver: The Browns have the league's fifth fewest 2026 dollars devoted to their WR room. It'd behoove them to use at least one of their four top-70 picks to upgrade the position.
Offensive Tackle / Guard / Center
Drafted Round 1 Pick 10
Drafted Round 1 Pick 9
15
Spencer Fano
Utah
BIG 12
6’6”308 lb22 yo
Polynesian pass-pro savant with a nasty streak.
Best Comparison
Jedrick Wills Jr.
Drafted Round 3 Pick 33
64
Caleb Tiernan
Northwestern
BIG TEN
6’7”325 lb23 yo
Massive technician sweeping linebackers like a street cleaner.
Best Comparison
Aireontae Ersery
Quarterback
Drafted Round 1 Pick 1
1
Fernando Mendoza
Indiana
BIG TEN
6’5”225 lb22 yo
Heisman-Winning sniper built to run clean structures.
Best Comparison
Justin Herbert
Drafted Round 1 Pick 13
37
Ty Simpson
Alabama
SEC
6’2”208 lb23 yo
Comfortable sedan starter with Day 2 upside.
Best Comparison
Kenny Pickett
Drafted Round 7 Pick 33
100
Garrett Nussmeier
LSU
SEC
6’1”205 lb24 yo
Pedigreed pocket passer whose Round 1 buzz evaporated.
Best Comparison
Dillon Gabriel
Wide Receiver
Drafted Round 2 Pick 7
29
Denzel Boston
Washington
BIG TEN
6’4”209 lb22 yo
Boundary box-out merchant with functional but modest juice.
Best Comparison
Michael Pittman Jr.
Drafted Round 1 Pick 8
7
Jordyn Tyson
Arizona State
BIG 12
6’2”200 lb21 yo
Three-level alpha with big-play DNA and red flags.
Best Comparison
Tetairoa McMillan
Drafted Round 1 Pick 4
8
Carnell Tate
Ohio State
BIG TEN
6’3”195 lb21 yo
Classic Buckeye X with polish, questions and room.
Best Comparison
Chris Olave
Tight End
Drafted Round 1 Pick 16
14
Kenyon Sadiq
Oregon
BIG TEN
6’3”245 lb20 yo
Modern mismatch F who already feels like WR3.
Best Comparison
Noah Fant
Drafted Round 2 Pick 22
54
Eli Stowers
Vanderbilt
SEC
6’4”235 lb22 yo
70th-percentile Speed Score TE with Day 2 upside
Best Comparison
Harold Fannin Jr.
Drafted Round 2 Pick 29
73
Max Klare
Ohio State
BIG TEN
6’5”243 lb22 yo
Smooth chain-mover built more on polish than pop.
Best Comparison
Terrance Ferguson