Cleveland Browns 2026 mock draft: Who is the pick in Round 2?

CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 18: Avieon Terrell #8 of the Clemson Tigers runs in coverage against the Southern Methodist Mustangs at Memorial Stadium on October 18, 2025 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images) | Getty Images Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry has a tall task ahead of him in the 2026 NFL Draft. The club still needs a starting-caliber left tackle, a wide receiver who can catch the ball and then do something with it, and, if it is not too much trouble, an actual NFL starting quarterback.

Those are just the top-of-mind needs, and they should be taken care of, outside of the quarterback, in the first round, where Cleveland currently holds two selections. But other parts of the roster need to be addressed, and Berry needs to make the most of the Day 2 selections when the Browns are on the board in the second round (selection No. 39 overall) and third round (selection No.

70 overall). With that in mind, let’s take a look at what some of the national mock drafts have the Browns doing with their second-round selection. SB Nation’s Doug Farrar: Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama (Head coach Todd) Monken has espoused an open competition for that position, and you know how it is — a new head coach will want at least one quarterback he likes, as opposed to those he may have inherited.

Monken was also open to bringing in an outsider to compete for reps, and this is where someone like Alabama’s Ty Simpson could come in. Because on the surface, Simpson seems to have it all on the ball, especially for a guy who only started one year in college. In 2025 for the Crimson Tide, the 6-foot-1 ⅛”, 211-pound Simpson completed 306 of 474 passes for 3,561 yards, 28 touchdowns, five interceptions, and a passer rating of 102.