Mel Kiper, draft expert for ESPN, has the Cleveland Browns passing on a quarterback for arguably the best player in the draft.

The Cleveland Browns have a tough decision to make this April. Following a 3-14 season, the Browns possess the No. 2 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. With Deshaun Watson recently undergoing a second surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon,

Longtime ESPN and college football analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has released his first mock draft of the 2025 NFL draft season. In the mock, he has the Browns selecting the reigning Heisman winner.

In the latest mock from our Christian D’Andrea — a top-five mini-mock — he had the Browns taking Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders at quarterback. But in Mel Kiper Jr.’s first mock of the year for ESPN, he had Sanders’ teammate Travis Hunter going to Cleveland and Sanders going to the New York Giants at No. 3.

The Cleveland Browns need a quarterback, and Colorado's Shedeur Sanders has been linked to the team for various reasons. However, one hangup has always been about how involved his dad and Colorado Football head coach,

The Cleveland Browns' No. 2 overall pick has enough value that they should seriously consider trading it away.

We are getting close to the Super Bowl which means we are only less than 100 days until the NFL draft. One of the next major events the Browns have to look forward to is the draft, where they once again have a first-round pick.