The Cleveland Browns navigated the 2025 NFL Draft with strategic moves, including a significant trade that reshaped their first-round plans.

The Cleveland Browns entered the 2025 NFL Draft as one of the most mysterious teams in the league. While most expected them to stick and pick Travis Hunter, they wound up trading down, adding an extra 2026 first-round selection while drafting Mason Graham. Yet, they reportedly tried getting back into the first round for another prospect.

Shedeur Sanders waited all the way until the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft to hear his name called. And the Cleveland Browns understood that well. General manager Andrew Berry acknowledged Sanders' unexpected slide in his initial phone call with the quarterback,