Browns shake up NFL Draft board with big trade down in new mock draft
The Browns struck a deal in a new mock draft. How did they shake up the NFL Draft board and who did they land?
The Cleveland Browns enter the 2026 NFL Draft with two first round picks, but a new mock draft had them adding even more in a trade-down scenario. Sitting with the sixth pick in the draft, the Browns are in a position to continue to add assets in the future as they hunt for a quarterback of the future. That sixth pick might be a beautiful spot to sit as well, with the Washington Commanders, New Orleans Saints, and Kansas City Chiefs sitting right behind them with defensive needs and an established quarterback on the roster.
This means that the top positional value on the board has a chance to fall right into their laps unless a team moves up for them. Some of the talent that could be targeted in a trade-up scenario include Miami pass rusher Rueben Bain, Texas Tech's David Bailey, Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, and potentially LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane, as every team picking from pick No. 7 through pick No.
12 needs to upgrade cornerback position. This may put the Browns in a powerful spot. In a new mock draft done by the Daft on Draft Podcast , the Browns take advantage of that power.
It was the Miami Dolphins who moved up the board from the 11th overall pick in the draft, giving the Browns their additional first round pick acquired in the Jaylen Waddle trade. So, with three first round picks in this mock draft, who did the Browns land? Sitting now at pick No.