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American Football Conference · AFC North
The Cleveland Browns were founded in 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, where they play home games at Huntington Bank Field. The franchise is headquartered in Berea, Ohio, and owned by Jimmy Haslam, with Andrew Berry serving as general manager and Todd Monken as head coach. The Browns' recent history reflects dramatic swings in fortune. After enduring a 1–15 season in 2016 and a winless 0–16 campaign in 2017, the team climbed back to playoff appearances in 2020 (11–5) and 2023 (11–6). The years between and since have been less kind, including a 3–14 finish in 2024 and a 5–12 record in 2025. The current roster features Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders, Deshaun Watson, Jerry Jeudy, Denzel Ward, and 2025 additions including Quinshon Judkins, Spencer Fano, and Jared Verse.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 79 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 76 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–1 | — |
| 2025 | 5–12 | — |
| 2024 | 3–14 | — |
| 2023 | 11–6 | Made the playoffs |
| 2022 | 7–10 | — |
| 2021 | 8–9 | — |
| 2020 | 11–5 | Made the playoffs |
| 2019 | 6–10 | — |
| 2018 | 7–8–1 | — |
| 2017 | 0–16 | — |
| 2016 |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Cleveland Browns, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 78% of the room, across 8 articles · 70.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bullish than 75% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
Page 3 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“So I'm gonna go with Karnell Tate here from Ohio State.”
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| 2015 | 3–13 | — |
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| 2010 | 5–11 | — |
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| 2009 | 5–11 | — |
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more bullish than 68% of the room, across 2 articles · 90.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bearish than 87% of the room, across 3 articles · 86.1 accuracy on this team (3 settled)
more bearish than 79% of the room, across 4 articles · 67.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bearish than 79% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
“Carnell Tate to the Browns, they need some weapons no matter who the quarterback is. They get their pick of the first receiver of the draft.”
“Hi, Browns at six... Because Carnell Tate is just he doesn't drop passes... you for sure found one here at number six overall.”
“On to '24... I'm gonna go Ty Simpson, though, the Alabama quarterback.”
“Six browns would be, either Carnell Tate... Let's say Carnell Tate there.”
“I have them going Monroe Freeling, offensive tackle from Georgia.”
“24, we have a no brainer from you, JPay. It's Jordan Tyson”
“Number six to the Browns... Maunoga, I apologize if I mispronounced your last name, young man, out of Miami, the star right tackle”
“he has Malagua going six to the Browns, and he is the only tackle that he has in the top 22 picks”
“I think he'll get two sacks at least. Yeah. I think he's gonna get two at least and break the record”
“But I agree with Brew. I think he'd I I don't think they're gonna win, but I think he's gonna get it.”
“despite Miles Garrett, who might get twenty five sacks this year, just playing at an all time level”
“Shedeur is gonna end up starting the most games at quarterback for the Browns this year.”
“And the Browns Browns again this to me is the McCoy probably would have been a top 12 pick... if you're Cleveland with your second first round pick”
“At number six, Charles has the Browns taking Carnal tape”
“And then Tate would be available for the Browns? You think that would be Todd Monken's first draft choice as the Browns? I do.”
“leaving Carnell Tate for Browns fans to feast on ... in the top six picks”
“Then at 24, they come back and get an offensive tackle in Caleb Lomu in this mock draft.”
“I do like the combination of Carmel Tate wide receiver at six for the Browns”
“At number six, the Cleveland Browns take Monroe Freeling, the offensive tackle out of Georgia.”
“I had the going Monroe Freeland, the Georgia offensive tackle.”
“24, Cleveland Browns, second pick of the first round ... Arizona statewide receiver Jordan Tyson is the pick here.”
“The way they attack free agency makes me think it's gonna be tackle at six. It's gonna be Munro Freeling at six.”
“the Giants could still potentially get the players that you have in your mock draft, and Tate and Monroe Freeling for the Giants and Browns respectively”
“24, already drafted, Monroe Freeling, if you're the Browns. I think they go wide receiver here, and I'm going to go with Casey Concepcion here over Denzel Boston.”
“With this pick, I'm gonna go Monroe Freeling from Georgia... The the Browns are gonna draft the the big tall guy at left tackle.”
“the highest drafted wideout in Mel Kiper Junior's mock draft going six to the Browns”
“I'm gonna go with Tyler Huntley, Pat... So I'll go with Tyler Huntley here.”
“I would probably go Harold fannin with David and Joku. Given his farewell post to Cleveland, looks like Fannon should be taken over. Yeah, true one there”
“this is one where you expect shud Doer Sanders to be the starter, but he's going to have to earn it and win some kind of corporate quarterback competition... He still, i would say, is in the driver's seat.”
“this guy probably will end up as a starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns next year”
“I'll go with him over that and then Nick Emanuari”
“Miles Garrett will be your defensive player of the year.”
“But I I gotta go Carson Schwesinger here, another Brown.”
“It's get six through 10 where the Browns... Trevor Goosby, offense tackle Texas to me.”
“showing why he, on top of Quinn Shaw Judkins and Harold Fannin and Carson Schwesterner might be the defensive player of the year and Mason Graham.”
“First of all, Miles Garrett is called game on that right now as we all know... I don't know how Myles Garrett does not wind up defensive player of the year.”
“I mean, you see why Flacco's the starter. Yeah. End of story.”
“And then Cleveland, they're gonna be in the top five looking for a quarterback next season.”
“Same thing with Dylan Gabriel. Because at some point, you're if you're gonna keep picking, that's the guy if Flacco goes down. He's the backup.”