Cleveland is not an offense to attack blindly.
It is an offense containing several calculated values.
Fannin offers the safest combination of role and positional advantage.
Judkins offers the highest potential return relative to draft cost.
Jeudy offers an established veteran role at a reduced price.
Boston and Concepcion offer rookie upside in the same general range.
Sanders offers a late quarterback gamble with more potential than the market may recognize.
The best Cleveland selections are players whose roles can survive portions of the instability.
Fannin enters his second season as the most established young pass catcher in Cleveland.
Fannin led the Browns with 72 receptions, 731 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns as a rookie. His 72 catches established a Browns rookie record, and he produced those numbers despite Cleveland’s unstable quarterback situation and low-scoring offense. David Njoku’s departure leaves Fannin positioned to become the unquestioned foundation of the tight-end room.
Todd Monken’s history of building meaningful roles around tight ends strengthens the projection. Offensive coordinator Travis Switzer has also identified Fannin as one of the players around whom Cleveland can structure the offense. Fannin underwent offseason groin surgery but entered training camp healthy and without restrictions.
The quarterback environment keeps him from being risk-free, but his role, youth, prior production and positional value make him one of Cleveland’s safest fantasy investments.
FAZE Draft Action™: Strong target in Rounds 5–7.
Judkins may provide the greatest potential value on the Browns’ roster.
He led Cleveland with 827 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns as a rookie before suffering a dislocated ankle and fractured fibula late in the season. The injury required surgery, but Judkins entered training camp as a full participant without limitations.
Being medically cleared does not guarantee that he will immediately return to peak form. Judkins may need regular-season contact and game repetitions before his conditioning, timing, confidence and football rhythm completely return.
That recovery risk is why the sixth or seventh round is the appropriate entry point.
The upside is much greater than that price suggests. Cleveland has substantially rebuilt its offensive line by adding Tytus Howard, Elgton Jenkins and Zion Johnson, retaining Teven Jenkins and drafting Spencer Fano ninth overall.
If Judkins stays healthy and regains his full form, he can produce like a second- or third-round running back. He has the talent, size and projected workload to become a legitimate fantasy RB1.
FAZE Draft Action™: Strong target in Rounds 6–7.
Jeudy should not be dismissed simply because Cleveland added two highly drafted rookie receivers.
He remains the most established wide receiver on the roster and finished 2025 with 50 receptions for 602 yards. His production declined from his 2024 breakout, but the entire offense operated through quarterback instability and limited scoring opportunities.
Jeudy also developed meaningful chemistry with Shedeur Sanders. That connection gives him an advantage as Cleveland installs a new offense and integrates Denzel Boston and KC Concepcion.
The rookies create more target competition, and Fannin should remain heavily involved. Jeudy may no longer dominate the receiving hierarchy, but he can still begin the season as its most dependable veteran option.
FAZE Draft Action™: Target at value in Rounds 7–9.
Boston appears to be the more NFL-ready of Cleveland’s two premium rookie receivers.
The Browns selected him 39th overall. He brings size, body control, reliable hands, the ability to catch away from his body and the ability to win outside the numbers. His polished profile gives him a realistic path toward becoming Cleveland’s long-term primary outside receiver and functioning quickly in the offense.
Boston should be particularly valuable on intermediate routes, contested catches and in the red zone. He does not need to depend entirely on manufactured touches to remain involved.
The risk is that outside-receiver production requires accurate and timely quarterback play. Boston can win his assignment and still produce inconsistent fantasy numbers if Cleveland cannot deliver the football reliably.
His combination of readiness, draft capital and long-term ceiling makes him the most appealing upside receiver in the Browns’ rookie class.
FAZE Draft Action™: Rookie Sleeper / Target in Round 10.
Concepcion gives Cleveland a different type of offensive weapon.
The Browns selected him 24th overall and can use him from the slot, in motion, on crossing routes, screens, quick throws and designed touches. His acceleration and open-field ability should allow Monken to create opportunities without requiring difficult downfield completions.
Concepcion should also contribute on special teams and in the return game.
He is quicker than Boston and may receive easier manufactured opportunities early. Boston, however, appears to have the stronger conventional outside-receiver profile and greater long-term fantasy ceiling. Concepcion’s explosive role creates upside, but carries more uncertainty regarding dependable weekly receiving volume.
Concepcion missed team periods on August 4 because of soreness, but there was no indication that the issue was serious.
FAZE Draft Action™: Rookie Sleeper / Target in Round 10.
Sampson should be drafted only as a Round 12+ handcuff while Judkins is healthy. If Judkins is unavailable, Sampson should move toward the eighth-round range.
