The NFL Combine gets underway next week in Indianapolis, and the Cleveland Browns have 10 selections.<\/p>\n
The Browns will have two first-round picks, No. 6 overall and No. 24 overall, after last season\u2019s draft day trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n
Unless the team falls in love with Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, the Browns won\u2019t have a huge runway to find their quarterback of the future. It\u2019s much more likely that the team uses this upcoming draft to stockpile young offensive talent while preparing for the 2027 NFL Draft\u2019s quarterback class.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a first stab of what the first three rounds could look like for the Browns ahead of the combine next week.<\/p>\n
No. 15 overall (via mock trade with Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Makai Lemon, WR, USC<\/p>\n
In this mock draft simulation, talent flew off of the board once the Las Vegas Raiders selected Fernando Mendoza to kick things off. Ohio State safety Caleb Downs<\/a> was the No. 2 overall selection to the New York Jets and the Arizona Cardinals selected Carnell Tate at No. 3 overall. That led to the Tennessee Titans selecting wide receiver Jordyn Tyson and the New York Giants picked Arvell Reese.<\/p>\n The Buccaneers acquired the No. 6 pick, which they used on Miami EDGE Reuben Bain Jr. They also received No. 70 overall and a 2025 fifth-round pick from the Browns in exchange for No. 15 overall, No. 46 overall and their first-round pick in 2027.<\/p>\n At No. 15, the Browns selected Makai Lemon, the speedy receiver out of USC, over Utah\u2019s Caleb Lomu, who was still available after his teammate Spencer Fano was selected earlier on.<\/p>\n While Lemon might be undersized, he\u2019s a dynamic playmaker with the football in his hands and fits what new Browns head coach Todd Monken <\/a>will be looking for. Since the Browns missed out on Tate and Tyson, they added a future first-round selection while snagging the third-best receiver in the class.<\/p>\n No. 24 overall (via Jacksonville Jaguars) Monroe Freeling, LT, Georgia<\/p>\n Freeling is a mountain of a man at 6-foot-7. But more importantly? He actually plays left tackle.<\/p>\n