The Kings and Browns made the first trade of the 2026 draft and both ended up filling needs
The Cleveland Browns, who are rumored to be willing to trade their No. 6 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft, did the same Thursday evening that the Kansas City Chiefs traded.
Cleveland traded the sixth overall pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft to the Chiefs, in exchange for the ninth pick, as well as the No. 74 pick in the third round and the No. 148 in the fifth round.
The Browns now hold the No. 9 and No. 24 pick in the first round of the draft. They have the 11th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Quarterbacks Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns watch from the sideline during their game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sept. 7, 2025. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)
So the Chiefs gave up three picks in making the first trade of the first round.
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And we know what fans of both clubs were thinking before the selection:
Chiefs fans were thinking that we know something. The Chiefs then drafted linebacker Mansoor Delane from LSU — a move no doubt forced by the team’s trade for Pro Bowl linebacker Trent McDuffie to the Los Angeles Rams earlier in the season.
So, the Chiefs fill a big need, if they think Delane is the quality corner they believe.
LSU Tigers CB Mansoor Delane celebrates a defensive stop against the Clemson Tigers at Memorial Stadium in South Carolina. (Ken Ruinard/USA TODAY Network)
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ESPN’s Mel Kiper didn’t like the pick, by the way. He had Delane as the 14th best player on the list.
“It was a necessity,” answered ESPN analyst Louis Riddick, a former NFL defensive end.
Browns fans didn’t think so.
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They were probably thinking something like “We’re weird.”
This is understandable because they are Brown fans and this could be Browning Browning.
However, the Browns, down three spots, gave up a shot to draft linebacker Sonny Styles from Ohio State to the Washington Commanders, receiver Jordyn Tyson to the New Orleans Saints and then the Browns got their chance with the newly acquired No. 9 pick:
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Fighting Spencer Fano from Utah.
Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry speaks at the NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind., on Feb. 24, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Images)
Fano is beautiful. And he makes the Browns’ offensive line better immediately because he’s likely to start at left tackle for them.
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So what will Browns fans think of this pick?
They will probably wonder why the Browns didn’t select Miami’s Francis Mauigoa, who went No. They will wonder this because Browns fans expect the worst.
