The Cleveland Browns need a quarterback in a year when the quarterback class is not that great. That is muddying the waters for the NFL draft.

For teams like the Cleveland Browns, the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft presents a crucial opportunity to move past a forgettable 2024 season. Using Pro Football Focus’ (PFF) mock draft simulator, we conducted a five-round simulation to explore how the Browns can inject much-needed talent into their roster.

The Cleveland Browns have an important NFL Draft ahead of them. They have to patch as many holes as possible and don’t have enough draft capital to do it. They also don’t have a lot of cap space to have a spending frenzy in free agency.

With Myles Garrett re-signed, should the Browns start their draft with Miami quarterback Cam Ward? We think so in our latest mock draft.

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Find out if the Cleveland Browns take a quarterback, Abdul Carter or Travis Hunter in Pro Football Focus' latest projections.

Let's overreact to some combine results and sort out the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. This isn't the best draft to have the top overall pick. The quarterback crop is significantly softer than 2024's and teams may be reluctant to trade up because the top three teams on the board all need cornerstones behind center.

The pick here for the first QB taken in the 2025 NFL Draft is Ward. He is generally regarded as the more dynamic player of the two. The question then becomes, if Ward is taken first, what will the Browns do with the next pick?

While ESPN's Adam Schefter was once very confident in the Browns 2025 NFL draft plans, he no longer feels the same.

NFL free agency is upon us, and we're unveiling our latest 2025 mock draft before teams make their first moves of the offseason.