Cleveland’s Draft Day Steal: Browns Snag Underrated WR in Latest Mock

The Cleveland Browns are soon to be the second team on the clock in the 2025 NFL draft, and it remains a mystery whether or not they’ll trade down or keep their pick. If they do the latter, then it also remains to be seen if they’ll go with a quarterback or simply with the best player available to them at that spot.

That could mean a defender, a wide receiver, or an offensive lineman based on several big boards being finalized leading up to the April draft. Those are all positions the Browns could use help in, but none are greater than the help the team needs at quarterback. But, they have to consider free agency and the trade market for an answer there before turning to the draft.

In this mock draft, done using NFL Mock Draft Simulator, Cleveland opts for the draft to address their other roster holes, and not so much for addressing the biggest one.

3-round mock draft lands Browns underrated receiving threat

In this mock draft done using NFL Mock Draft Simulator’s auto draft feature, the Browns take Abdul Carter at number two overall. While the Tennessee Titans will continue to be a threat to snag Carter, one of the best defenders in the entire draft and the now-number one player in the NFL draft per The Athletic, Cleveland lands him in this scenario.

Carter is a solid replacement for Myles Garrett if he does get traded this offseason, or an excellent complement to the All Pro defender if he decides to stay. While defense doesn’t typically win games all by their lonesome – proven by the Browns’ 3-14 season in 2024 despite Garrett’s top-pass rushing season – they can still form a chaotic duo up front.