The Cleveland Browns are now up to four 2026 NFL Draft prospects who have come through their building for a top-30 pre-draft visit. This time, it is the massive Miami offensive tackle Markel Bell who has been to Berea to spend time with the Cleveland brass, with just under two months to go until the draft.

Bell is a massive, massive human being. He measured in at the NFL Combine at 6-foot-9, 346 pounds, and over 36-inch arms. At that size, he ran a 5.36 40-yard dash with a 1.84 10-yard split. He did not conduct any of the other athletic tests in Indianapolis.

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Needing offensive tackles, yes, more than one, it makes sense that the Browns are bringing in potential depth pieces for visits as well.

Where would the Browns have to select Markel Bell in the 2026 NFL Draft?

Bell sits outside of the top-100 on the consensus ranking, and at 179th on Mock Draft Database’s consensus board based on all of the mock drafts they have scraped from the 2026 NFL Draft.

This means that Bell will likely be a Day 3 pick this upcoming April, in a similar range to where the Browns selected another massive offensive tackle a few years ago in Dawand Jones. This means the conversations with Bell coming off the board to Cleveland likely begin at pick No. 107 in the fourth round (tackles always get pushed up the board due to supply and demand), but realistically, with one of their two remaining fifth round picks.

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How Bell fits on the Browns’ roster?

The Browns need bodies at offensive tackle. If Bell is selected in the middle part of Day 3, this means that the Browns view him as a reserve, developmental offensive tackle. This is not an indication that the Browns could be leaning toward wide receiver early versus offensive tackle. There is a world where the Browns leave the 2026 NFL Draft with multiple offensive tackles.

The Browns need a swing tackle anyway, unless that is how they currently view Dawand Jones. However, entering his contract year coming off three straight seasons with season-ending knee injuries that required surgery, the Browns cannot bank on Jones making any sort of impact in 2026.

Bell would add much-needed depth to their offensive tackle room, but the plan is not to pencil a Day 3 tackle into the starting lineup.

This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns host Miami OT Markel Bell on 2026 NFL Draft top-30 visit