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American Football Conference · AFC North
The Cleveland Browns were founded in 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, and play their 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 has been defined by dramatic swings. After going 0–16 in 2017—the nadir of a brutal stretch that included a 1–15 campaign the year before—they rebounded to make the playoffs in 2020 at 11–5 and again in 2023 at 11–6. The years between and after have been less kind, with the 2024 and 2025 seasons producing a combined 8–26 record. The current roster features Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders, Deshaun Watson, Jerry Jeudy, Denzel Ward, and defensive addition Jared Verse, among others.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 76 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 70 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–1 | — |
| 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 79% of the room, across 8 articles · 70.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bullish than 76% of the room, across articles · on this team not settled yet
Page 3 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“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.”
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more bullish than 69% of the room, across 2 articles · 90.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bearish than 92% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 88% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 87% of the room, across 3 articles · 86.1 accuracy on this team (3 settled)
“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.”
“We believe in you, Miles Garrett, to be defensive player of the year.”
“He's not just a comeback player of the year. He's an NFL MVP. He will be an NFL MVP, a Super Bowl winning MVP this year”
“I believe in that quarterback room led by Joe Flacco... But right now, it's his, and he can win that.”
“They're going to the Super Bowl, and they're winning the Super Bowl, beating the Los Angeles Rams.”
“Our season doesn't end there, buddy. He's 13 because we're going to the playoffs.”
“He's not just a comeback player of the year.”
“The Browns absolutely cannot win. They play in an impossible division. I'm sorry. They're gonna be picking in the top five.”
“Flacco, if if he makes it out of September alive, I'll be shocked, man. I will be shocked if he's a starter in October.”
“If Joe Flacco is starting week one at home against Cincinnati, you're playing Joe Flacco.”
“If Joe Flacco is starting week one at home against Cincinnati, you're playing Joe Flacco. He's a top 12 quarterback week one.”
“If you wanna talk about more likely than not, the Browns do start Flacco, maybe give Pickett a run.”
“I think, but don't know, that Travis Hunter is probably the best guest to go there... right now, it's the Browns, and I would say likely, probably Browns.”
“Travis Hunter go second overall to Cleveland.”
“Mel believes the Friday night of the draft... will start quarterback quarterback, and that the Browns and the Giants are gonna get their guys and Shuck and Millrow right there.”
“I went with Cleveland taking Shador Sanders, and here's why... there's a lot of elements to the Cleveland decision at two.”