Browns may have officially won the Travis Hunter trade
Cleveland did well in this deal.
Browns may have officially won the Travis Hunter trade originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Before the entire 2025 NFL Draft turned into a referendum on Shedeur Sanders, the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars had already made major headlines.
The Browns were slated to pick No. 2 overall, the presumed spot for Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and his two-way abilities. But the Jags traded up into that spot and chose Hunter for themselves.
At the time, it felt at least a little bit like Cleveland was leaving a generational talent on the table. But one year later, that return the Browns got for Hunter is looking better and better -- especially in lieu of the fact that reports are indicating Hunter will be a full-time cornerback in 2026 with wide receiver only sprinkled in. If Hunter isn't the two-in-one masterpiece that it seemed he could be, then he may not have even been worth the second pick.
MORE: Eagles' new signing flew himself as a pilot to Philadelphia In return, the Browns got the fifth pick, the 36th pick and the Jags' 2026 first-rounder, which turns out to be No. 24 later this month. They chose Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham with the No.