Cleveland Browns: “Take a QB or trade back,” asks ESPN’s Jason Reid. “That's the Browns' dilemma. Likely stuck with Deshaun Watson's contract until 2026, the smart play would be to draft a QB while also signing a veteran through free agency.”

Of their picks in the final five rounds in the draft, only James Hudson III and Tony Fields II were on the roster in 2024. Hudson was the last of those players to play with the Browns, playing until Week 4 before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.

If the Browns don’t love a QB in the 2025 NFL draft then they shouldn’t take one. Instead, sell the farm to one of these teams!

Here we'll look at the players who should be among the Cleveland Browns' top NFL free agency targets as the 2025 offseason begins.

Let’s make it a Mock Draft Monday. It has been a couple of weeks since the Cleveland Browns ended their season with a 3-14 record. The best thing the Browns had to take away from the season is their draft positioning and finally having a first-round pick again.

The Cleveland Browns had a dramatic year that ended in the fanbase looking ahead to mock drafts by the middle of October. The team had sky-high expectations but finished tied for the worst record in the league.

The Cleveland Browns own the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft, and the general consensus is that they will take a quarterback. However, things could get complicated for the Browns. The Tennessee Titans are picking first,

For NFL players, judging their talent often comes down to how they played in the final game of their season and, often, how their team played. Cleveland Browns fans are understandably down on their team despite DE Myles Garrett,