Browns draft: 5 ‘draft risers’ Cleveland could select in the 2026 NFL draft

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 28: Jeff Caldwell of the Cincinnati Bearcats participates in the 40-yard dash during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) | Getty Images The future for the Cleveland Browns largely depends on whether they can get at least competent quarterback play from someone and if DE Myles Garrett sticks around or is traded for a bounty of NFL draft picks. Neither of those things is likely to be solved ahead of or during the 2026 NFL draft.

Garrett’s contract is basically untradable until after June 1st , and this year’s QB draft class is iffy at best . As we have been pushing through as many NFL draft profiles for Browns fans , we know there will be a wide variety that we do not get to. Thankfully, we have a history of quickly putting profiles together after Cleveland makes their selections, but we also want to look at what others are saying about different parts of this year’s draft class.

ESPN put up a list of “draft risers” for this year’s draft . While all of them, to some extent, could fit for the Browns, five stood out as potential targets for different reasons. OT Monroe Freeling Why he rose: Some of it is physics.

He has rare fluidity in his lower body for a player his size and should be able to add more strength since he won’t turn 22 until July. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4. 93 seconds, has 34¾-inch arms and moves like a tight end in space.