NFL Draft best available players for Cleveland Browns: Cameron Williams, Jalen Royals

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The heaviest lifting is probably done. The Cleveland Browns’ future-focused 2025 draft started with a trade that gave them Jacksonville’s 2026 first-round pick and moved them down to No. 5, where they picked Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham.

But the Browns are still looking to add depth and talent to their roster, and they still need to add young players to their offensive line. They’re likely to look for help at wide receiver and safety, too, though the Cleveland draft has brought multiple surprises thus far. No one predicted that diminutive quarterback Dillon Gabriel would go in the top 100 picks, but the Browns selected the Oregon passer at No. 94 Friday night.

The Browns currently have three picks on Saturday: 126 in the fourth round, 166 in the fifth and 192 in the sixth. They were slated to have five Saturday picks before general manager Andrew Berry made trades with the Houston Texans before the draft and with Jacksonville to start it that involved picks in 2025, 2026 and 2027. Saturday trades have been a part of Berry’s draft history, so the Browns could end up with more than three picks, or even fewer.

Here are some names to track on Day 3.

Cameron Williams, OT, Texas: Williams is massive (6-foot-6, 334 pounds), young (21) and could end up playing any of four line spots once he gets comfortable. Dane Brugler, The Athletic’s draft guru, graded him as a fourth-rounder with a high ceiling.

Jalen Royals, WR, Utah State: The speedy Royals was a top-10 receiver in the final rankings by Brugler, who gave Royals a second/third-round grade. Royals missed time with a foot injury last fall but has been on NFL radars since his breakout 2023 season.

Marcus Mbow, OL, Purdue: Brugler rated Mbow as a third-round guard prospect, but he was a college right tackle who’s still refining his game. The Browns are looking to add depth for the present and future, regardless of initial position.

Jack Sawyer, DE, Ohio State: Sawyer is a native Ohioan and an Ohio State legend for his fumble return touchdown versus Texas in the College Football Playoff. He’s athletic enough to continue to develop into a rotational defensive end.

Jaylen Reed, S, Penn State: Reed, Penn State’s leading tackler last season, will be drafted for his speed and ability to contribute immediately on special teams.

Elic Ayomanor, WR, Stanford: Ayomanor is an intriguing young athlete — he fits the Browns’ profile there — and was graded by Brugler as a third-round prospect.

Tory Horton, WR, Colorado State: His final college season was cut short by injury, but Horton has long been on NFL radars. Brugler gave Horton a third/fourth-round grade, and if he’s healthy, he could compete for snaps as a rookie.

Carson Vinson, OT, Alabama A&M: Vinson is viewed as athletic enough to be tried at both guard and tackle. He’s a developmental prospect, but he performed well at the Senior Bowl.

Logan Brown, OT, Kansas: Brown finished his college career at Kansas after starting at Wisconsin. The Browns saw him play both left and right tackle at the Senior Bowl and could view him as a future swing tackle option.

Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, Edge, Georgia: The NFL likes Georgia defensive linemen, obviously. Ingram-Dawkins was a one-year starter who has natural pass-rush ability and will try to win his way into some team’s rotation.

Luke Kandra, G, Cincinnati: The Browns have a history of drafting Cincinnati players and need to add depth to the interior of the offensive line with Joel Bitonio, Ethan Pocic and Wyatt Teller all entering the final year of their current contracts.

Tez Johnson, WR, Oregon: Johnson knows how to get open and was ultra-productive at the college level, but at just 154 pounds, can he last through an entire NFL season?

Shemar James, LB, Florida: The Browns got a starting linebacker in the second round in Carson Schwesinger. In James, they’d get a speedy young player who could contribute immediately on special teams and potentially take on a larger role down the road.

Maxen Hook, S, Toledo: Could the Browns add a second MAC player to their draft class? Hook played in the Senior Bowl and can contribute immediately on special teams.

Alijah Huzzie, CB, North Carolina: Coaches like to say there’s no such thing as too much depth at cornerback, and Huzzie is a player to watch because he has punt return experience from the college level.

Dont’e Thornton Jr., WR, Tennessee: Thornton has the kind of speed necessary to make the roster and potentially to make an impact.

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