Browns NFL draft: Day 2 ‘biggest winners’ list, 1st team to draft 4 Consensus Top 32 prospects
Cleveland Browns were the star of the show on Day 2 of the 2026 NFL draft. Winners, grades, Consensus Big Board history
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 26: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren of the Toledo Rockets poses on the NFL Network set during the NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on February 26, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) | Getty Images In what may be a strange feeling for Cleveland Browns fans, the team has once again done well in the NFL draft. Unfortunately, we are months away from finding out whether draft “success” correlates to on-field victories, but we can only evaluate what happened in the here and now.
The Browns are a better and more complete football team after the first two days of the 2026 NFL draft. As Matt Wilson titled it this morning, Day 2 was “truly remarkable” for Cleveland . The offense and the offensive line have been overhauled, including the late addition of OT Austin Barbe r, and the wide receiver depth chart looks like something that can actually work at the NFL level.
The original NFL draft guru, Mel Kiper Jr. , had the Browns Day 2 at the top of his “ biggest winners and best picks” list : (Denzel Boston) He was my best remaining player on the board coming into Friday night, and he can immediately make an impact in this Browns offense. Boston runs strong routes, and he uses his 6-foot-4, 212-pound frame to take defenders out of the play.
With long arms and sure hands, he catches everything (which is the knock on Concepcion), adjusting his body to haul in the ball. Elsewhere, McNeil-Warren was 33rd on my board, and the Browns found him still available at No. 58.