Which WR prospects are worthy of R1 picks for the Cleveland Browns?

24. Cleveland Browns (via JAX)
Zachariah Branch, WR, Georgia

We're sticking with offense after Cleveland got tackle Spencer Fano earlier in this mock draft. No team saw less production from its wide receiver group in 2025 than the Browns. Their WR room totaled just 1,467 receiving yards, the lowest in the league and more than 100 yards shy of the next worst (the Jets). The Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba (1,793 yards) and the Rams' Puka Nacua (1,715) each cleared that number on their own! You get the point: Cleveland has to go get a pass catcher.

Branch is smaller at 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds, but he's electric. No one can catch him when he gets into space, and he has the ability to turn a quick pass into a big gain. Branch had 81 catches for 811 yards and six scores this past season. | https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/st...

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