Browns Insider Suggests Nightmare Scenario for Cleveland

Would the Browns burn three first-round picks for a quarterback?

As if taking three different rookie quarterbacks in two years isn't already bad enough, there's a chance that the Cleveland Browns could waste the extra first-round pick they got from the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2026 to grab another passer. If neither Cleveland nor Jacksonville lands the first-overall selection, which is definitely a possibility, the Browns could use their two firsts to trade up to ensure that they get the QB they value most.

That would already be a hefty price to pay, especially with Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders already on the roster. ESPN's Tony Grossi suggests that they could do something even more drastic in the 2026 NFL Draft. Responding to Tony Rizzo's hypothetical scenario he outlined in which the Browns end up getting the 15th and 21st picks, Grossi had this to say:

"I am willing to give up the 2027 number one in order to do it."

Rizzo was exasperated at the answer, "WOAH, WOAH. Three number ones for [Clemson quarterback] Cade Klubnik?"

To be fair, Grossi's top quarterback in 2026 right now is LaNorris Sellers, who has looked much more like a game-changing talent than Klubnik. Still, for a team with so many holes still on the roster, giving up three first-rounders doesn't feel like a very shrewd move, especially considering that a rookie quarterback could lead them to a bottom finish and gift away the first-overall pick in 2027 that Grossi views as expendable.