Newsletter: Scouting Reports on Browns Tight End Visits
The Browns brought in three tight ends for pre-draft visits. Here's how they stack up.
We are less than a week away from the 2025 NFL Draft, and the Browns’ options with the second pick have been narrowed down to Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter. I’m pretty firmly on the Hunter train, but either guy will be an impact player in the NFL.
The quarterback discussion has gone in many directions, as is expected when we’re this close to the draft. I don’t think it’s smart to take one with the second pick unless it’s Cam Ward, but I think trading back into the first round, taking one on night two, or rolling with Flacco, Pickett, and a late-round pick all have merit.
Looking at the team’s top-30 visit list, most, if not all of those guys, will be gone by the end of night two. They obviously needed to bring in the top five quarterbacks. Then, Hunter, Carter, and Mason Graham were there for due diligence of the top five overall. However, they had a clear plan, bringing in the three tight ends as they did.
Njoku is the only tight end of worth on the roster, but with so much focus on the quarterbacks, that position has lurked under the radar as one of need. The Browns brought in Miami’s Elijah Arroyo, LSU’s Mason Taylor, and MACtion legend Harold Fannin Jr. for pre-draft visits. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler expects all three to be selected by the third round, with Taylor receiving a 1st-2nd round grade in Brugler’s “The Beast” draft guide.
I agree that all three will be early-round picks, but I don’t have them ordered the same way. The list falls off a cliff after these guys and Oregon’s Terrance Ferguson, in my opinion. With the offense seemingly shifting back to Stefanski’s tight end-heavy looks, they’ll need to grab one by Friday night if they want that guy to contribute next season.
After looking at their film, each guy can fill a role in Stefanski’s offense, but I wouldn’t touch them until #67 at the earliest. I used the Browns’ grading scale again for my reports. Here are the tight end physical tools and position specifics:
Remember, these used a 1-5 scale. The physical tools are on the left. These are consistent for every position group other than quarterbacks and specialists. The position specifics are on the right.
Bringing in these three means the team wants one on day two. Blake “The Anvil” Whiteheart is a nice player, but he can’t be the number two tight end heading into the regular season. Don’t be surprised if they add another later on or after the draft.
Let’s get to my reports.
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