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At the time, the Cleveland Browns appeared to be passing up a potentially generational talent.

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Instead, they may have just traded down three spots to avoid drafting a mostly-cornerback at the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Travis Hunter, the two-way Heisman Trophy superstar, was going to go with the second pick, and the Browns had it.

Then, they traded down with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

They got the picks last year that turned into Mason Graham and Quinshon Judkins, and the one that this year turned into KC Concepcion.

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The Jags got Hunter, and it’s already not aging well.

He was injured often in his rookie season, and it’s looking less and less likely that he’ll play two-way frequently going forward.

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Sports Illustrated national NFL writer Conor Orr predicted in a new article on Tuesday that Hunter will play 90% of his snaps this season at cornerback.

“I don’t think the Jaguars are ready to say that Travis Hunter will never play offense again, especially at a moment when Jacksonville could have really used a first-round pick to help offset losses in free agency,” Orr writes. “That would look disastrous. But I do think the Jaguars will try to specialize Hunter after watching him struggle to find an identity on the field before his injury last season. Hunter clearly looked more pro-ready on defense and could join the turnover-hungry Anthony Campanile crew that helped power the Jaguars’ surprising run in 2025.”

If that’s really what happens with Hunter, then the Browns are even bigger winners of the trade than it already seemed by the end of the 2025 season.

Cleveland passed up some potential outcome in which Hunter became one of the most compelling players in the NFL.

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The Browns, though, seem to have had the right feeling about it, that Hunter may not actually reach those heights.

And with it looking like Cleveland got its ensuing draft picks right, the Browns are in a great spot looking back on that trade.

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