Browns NFL draft: Carnell Tate or bust is busted thinking
Cleveland Browns fans really want Ohio State WR Carnell Tate but the 2026 NFL draft has other good options too
Indiana Hoosiers defensive back Byron Baldwin Jr. (2) and Indiana Hoosiers defensive back Jamari Sharpe (22) bring down Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Carnell Tate (17) on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, during the Big Ten football championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
| Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images With the NFL Draft right around the corner, teams are finalizing their draft boards and making their plans. As for the Cleveland Browns, there is a chance that the team could stay pat at #6 or trade down and gain more draft capital . Let’s say the Browns choose to stay at #6, many believe that the team will draft Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate.
Majority of the fanbase wants the team to stay pat and draft the talented wide receiver to help a much maligned wide receiver room. Is it wrong for fans to have this sentiment? No, but it is wrong not to be open to other possibilities.
If the Browns were to trade down (which is a possibility), the odds of Tate being available in the late teens or 20’s are low. Zero, really. The wide receiver class is deep compared to last year, but there isn’t a true WR1 in this class.