{"id":849958,"date":"2026-04-02T20:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/849958\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T20:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:31:19","slug":"browns-shedeur-sanders-could-benefit-from-latest-espn-mock-draft-suggestion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/849958\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns’ Shedeur Sanders Could Benefit from Latest ESPN Mock Draft Suggestion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cleveland Browns<\/a> enter the 2026 NFL Draft<\/a> still looking to boost an offensive unit that posted the third-worst<\/a> yards per game mark last season and needs weapons all across the field.<\/p>\n

The offensive uncertainty is also present at the quarterback position, although Shedeur Sanders<\/a> could take over the QB1 role from the get-go in 2026 after finishing 2025 as the Browns starter.<\/p>\n

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That said, Sanders will need to compete<\/a> against Deshaun Watson<\/a> for the starting role as the Browns continue evaluating their long-term direction.<\/p>\n

Cleveland improved parts of the roster during the offseason, including addressing the offensive line, but the receiving group remains a key area of need.<\/p>\n

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) looks on against the Philadelphia Eagles.Kyle Ross-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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With a glaring need for offensive weapons at skill positions still there, ESPN analyst Matt Miller\u2019s<\/a> preferred selection at No. 6 is particularly fitting.<\/p>\n

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When it was time for the Browns’ pick at No. 6 overall in ESPN’s latest mock draft<\/a>, Miller made a selection geared toward addressing Cleveland\u2019s offensive gap.<\/p>\n

\u201cMakai Lemon, WR, USC,\u201d Miller wrote. \u201cMy top-ranked wide receiver in the class goes to the Browns, who are undergoing a youth movement at the skill positions. Lemon can create space for himself and knows how to vary his routes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jerry Jeudy led all Browns wide receivers in receiving yards last season with 602, while no other WR in Cleveland topped 338 yards or scored more than two receiving touchdowns.<\/p>\n

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The addition of Makai Lemon would give Cleveland a potential No. 1 receiving option, something the offense doesn’t have heading into the new season.<\/p>\n

Lemon finished 2025 with 1,156 receiving yards on 79 receptions, scoring 11 touchdowns. He wrapped up his three years at USC with a total of 2,008 yards and 14 touchdowns, hauling in 137 receptions over 33 games.<\/p>\n

Sanders, meanwhile, is coming off a rookie season in which he completed 56.6% of his passes for 1,400 yards and six touchdowns against 10 interceptions, starting the last seven games of the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n

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Related: Mel Kiper Jr. Picks Travis Kelce Replacement for Chiefs in ESPN Mock Draft<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Mel Kiper Jr. Picks Prospect to ‘Elevate’ Giants’ Jaxson Dart in ESPN Mock Draft<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Apr 2, 2026, where it first appeared in the NFL<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cleveland Browns enter the 2026 NFL Draft still looking to boost an offensive unit that posted the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":849959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2054],"tags":[4955,86,85,54,2337,563,12,7,2827,34748,6,26766,10871,242,3866,17,116369,582],"class_list":{"0":"post-849958","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cleveland-browns","8":"tag-2026-nfl-draft","9":"tag-browns","10":"tag-cleveland","11":"tag-cleveland-browns","12":"tag-clevelandbrowns","13":"tag-deshaun-watson","14":"tag-espn","15":"tag-football","16":"tag-jerry-jeudy","17":"tag-makai-lemon","18":"tag-nfl","19":"tag-offensive-unit","20":"tag-offensive-weapons","21":"tag-philadelphia","22":"tag-receiving-yards","23":"tag-shedeur-sanders","24":"tag-skill-positions","25":"tag-the-browns"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116337015953621197","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/849959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}