The analytics back it up. The Cleveland Browns did not just have a great draft weekend by the eye test. The numbers confirm it too.
Next Gen Stats posted their overall draft class scores after the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft, and Cleveland landed in elite company.
“Which NFL team had the best all-around 2026 draft class by the NGS overall draft score? The Jets, Browns, Eagles, Commanders and Cardinals first seven picks all averaged at least a 76 overall score,” Next Gen Stats posted on X.
Which NFL team had the best all-around 2026 draft class by the NGS overall draft score?
The @nyjets, @Browns, @Eagles, @Commanders and @AZCardinals' first seven picks all averaged at least a 76 overall score. pic.twitter.com/aVu0NBUTaA
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) April 25, 2026
A 76 overall average score across seven picks is a remarkable number, and it validates everything that many top draft analysts were saying all weekend long.
Spencer Fano was a player draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah had inside his top-15 overall, landing at nine after the Browns pulled off a brilliant trade back from six. KC Concepcion was inside Jeremiah’s top-25 and fell to Cleveland at 24. Denzel Boston was Mel Kiper’s top remaining player on the entire board when the Browns called his name at 39. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren was ranked 33rd on Kiper’s board and somehow slid all the way to 58 where Cleveland traded up to snag him.
Every single one of those selections contributed to a draft class that Next Gen Stats is now ranking among the very best in the entire league. That is a front office that did its homework, identified value at every level of the draft, and executed a plan.
The 2026 Browns draft class is being considered as one of the best in the entire league. Cleveland fans have every reason to be excited about what is coming.
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