{"id":868790,"date":"2026-04-18T00:48:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868790\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T00:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:48:28","slug":"browns-positioned-to-make-win-draft-day-trade-with-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868790\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns Positioned to Make, Win Draft-Day Trade With Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Cleveland\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty Images\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry.<\/p>\n

The Cleveland Browns<\/a> have been the most vocal entertainers of a blockbuster trade that would move them outside of the top 10, and a strong potential partner has emerged in the final days leading up to the NFL<\/a> draft.<\/p>\n

Cleveland has plenty of draft capital already, but GM Andrew Berry said<\/a> earlier this week that the Browns are willing to entertain trade proposals so as to \u201cmaximize the asset.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions<\/a> are about to break the bank on multiple contract extensions for elite players from the 2023 class on both sides of the football, which makes a monster swing in this year\u2019s draft a logical win-now move.<\/p>\n

The Browns are most interested in acquiring a wide receiver and an offensive tackle in Round 1, per the vast majority of reports. By giving up the No. 6 overall pick, Cleveland may take itself out of the mix for a top pass-catcher like Carnell Tate out of Ohio State.<\/p>\n

However, the receiver class is strong and deep at the top of the 2026 draft, and the Browns might look to a tackle first anyway.<\/p>\n

Thus, there is an argument that the team can best maximize its top asset by flipping it for pick Nos. 17 and 50<\/a> from Detroit in Rounds 1 and 2, respectively, then looking for value at tackle and receiver in whatever order makes most sense with selections at 17 and 24 in the opening round.<\/p>\n

That move would also add while pick No. 50 to Cleveland\u2019s arsenal in Round 2, where the team already holds the 40th overall selection.<\/p>\n

Lions Profile as Team Looking to Trade Up in NFL Draft\"Brad<\/p>\n

GettyDetroit Lions GM Brad Holmes.<\/p>\n

Mina Kimes and Field Yates of ESPN on Friday, April 17 discussed Detroit as one of the most likely teams to move up next Thursday night and pursue either a pass-rusher and offensive tackle.<\/p>\n

Yates noted that Lions GM Brad Holmes<\/a> has traded up a total of 11 times since taking over Detroit\u2019s front office in 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think one of the reasons the Lions make a lot of sense as a trade up team this year is that they aren\u2019t afraid to march to the beat of their own drum, and this is a team that does not want to have a season like last year, where they were on the outside looking in at the playoffs,\u201d Yates said<\/a>. \u201cThey need to get better in a hurry amongst that pass-rushing group. Wouldn\u2019t surprise me if they move on up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Browns Uniquely Positioned to Benefit From Draft Trade\"Andrew<\/p>\n

GettyCleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry.<\/p>\n

Kimes noted that the Miami Dolphins<\/a> at No. 11 are also a potential trade partner for Detroit if offensive tackle is the Lions\u2019 goal, which adds further credence to the notion that the Browns can move outside the top 10 and potentially still get excellent value.<\/p>\n

Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> GM Brett Veach said earlier this week that he expects a lot of movement and excitement on draft night, with generally higher-graded prospects potentially falling into the middle and later portions of Round 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that the fans will be in for a treat next Thursday\u201d Veach said<\/a>. \u201cI think the grades are gonna be so close from some of these tackles and [defensive] ends and receivers that a lot of these guys that are mocked high may go a little lower, and a lot of these guys that are getting mocked a little lower may go a little higher.\u201d<\/p>\n

That puts Cleveland in a particularly advantageous position given the Browns\u2019 specific needs and their status as one of just a few franchises with multiple first-round picks and\/or one inside the top 10.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tMax Dible<\/a> covers the NFL, NBA and MLB for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. He covered local and statewide news as a reporter for West Hawaii Today and served as news director for BigIslandNow.com and Pacific Media Group’s family of Big Island radio stations before joining Heavy. More about Max Dible<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n

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