Cleveland Browns news (4/19): Welcome to draft week!

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• Browns reportedly in trade talks for big-time defensive player (Jared Mueller) – Could the Cleveland Browns be in the trade market for Dexter Lawrence? Rumor has it they are, at what cost?
• NFL Draft Profile: WR Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State (Thomas Moore) – The talent is there. But can the Browns afford to ignore Tyson’s history of injuries?
• 2026 NFL Mock Draft: Chiefs, Dolphins, Patriots, Seahawks: Finishing off the 1st round (Chris Pokorny) -This year’s DBN Community NFL Mock Draft continues, as we reach the end of the first round.
• Browns: Can’t tell the players without a program (Thomas Moore) – Team officially announces the uniform numbers for the new guys, along with a few returning players.
• NFL Draft Profile: FB/WR Eli Heidenreich, Navy (Thomas Moore) – Head coach Todd Monken likes having a fullback. He might really like one that can also be an asset in the passing game.
• NFL Draft: Which OT is the best prospect for the Browns? (Abby Mueller) – With options at offensive tackle, the Cleveland Browns will have their pick of a wide range of NFL draft prospects.
• Browns NFL Draft profile: QB Joe Fagnano, deep sleeper option (Barry Shuck) – Could the Cleveland Browns take a QB on Day 3 again? Joe Fagnano could fit the bill as we profile here.

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Cleveland Browns

• Who won the Jaguars-Browns draft-day trade for Travis Hunter? (ESPN) – It was around this time a year ago that the seeds for a blockbuster NFL draft trade were planted. At the 2025 league meetings in Palm Beach, Florida, Jacksonville Jaguars general manager James Gladstone approached Cleveland Browns GM Andrew Berry about the Browns’ second overall pick and how open Berry was to trading it.
• Browns’ Andrew Berry explains his lack of high picks on wide receivers (Beacon Journal) – The narrative is that Browns general manager Andrew Berry won’t spend a high pick on wide receiver draft prospects. It’s a very easy narrative to argue for, considering the draft history in his previous six drafts.
• USC receiver Makai Lemon brings zest to offense, plays faster than 40 time (Browns Zone) – Dennis Simmons didn’t hesitate to educate. Asked about USC receiver Makai Lemon’s good-but-not-great 40 time — 4.50 seconds — Simmons went full professor mode.
• Forget need: This Browns mock draft chases something bigger (cleveland.com) – Mock drafts are supposed to be fun, right? They are, after all, fake drafts. So when Cleveland Browns GM Andrew Berry sat at his pre-draft press conference on Thursday and talked about the opportunity to add unique players, what’s the fun in sitting at No. 6 overall and taking Spencer Fano?

NFL

• Is Caleb Downs valuable enough to warrant spending a top-5 pick on a safety? (The Athletic) – Winning the Super Bowl starts with winning the NFL Draft — and not just one of them, but multiple drafts over a handful of years. And there is one strategy that’s proven better than most when it comes to finding success: maximizing positional value.
• Should the Giants take a RB in the top 5? (ESPN) – It all comes full circle. Here come the New York Giants potentially coming on the clock near the top of the 2026 NFL draft next week with the best player on the board being a running back.
• Giants’ Dexter Lawrence trade: New suitor emerges, as star tries to force his way out (nj.com) – Where could star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence land, if the New York Giants wind up trading him? Well, you can count the Los Angeles Chargers — who have significant connections to the Giants — as a potential suitor.