Week 4 gave the Browns a little bit of everything: a 3-1 record to feel good about, a playoff chase to track, and a draft board worth watching because of the Rams’ first-round pick.
Cleveland’s own priority is obvious enough, with the AFC picture and next week’s trip to face the New York Jets front and center. But the Browns also have a stake in how Los Angeles does, and that made Sunday’s Rams win over the Philadelphia Eagles worth noting from afar. That result kept the pick the Browns own from the Rams from climbing any higher.
The Rams got the job done despite playing without DT Aaron Donald, and they were helped by an Eagles team that lost RB Saquon Barkley early to injury. The source of the week’s uncertainty around Los Angeles doesn’t stop there, either, since the Rams are not expecting DE Myles Garrett back this week, which leaves their results more unsettled than many would have expected before the season.
With one game still to be played in Week 4, Cleveland enters Week 5 sitting on the 18th and 22nd picks in the 2027 NFL draft.
Here is the current draft order after Week 4:
Houston Texans
Tennessee Titans
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Los Angeles Chargers
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
Washington Commanders
Arizona Cardinals
New Orleans Saints - Play on MNF
Atlanta Falcons - Play on MNF
Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers
Indianapolis Colts - Goes to the New York Jets
Dallas Cowboys - Goes to the New York Jets
Green Bay Packers - Goes to the Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles
Denver Broncos
Los Angeles Rams - Goes to the Cleveland Browns
Carolina Panthers
New England Patriots
Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns
Las Vegas Raiders
Seattle Seahawks
Jacksonville Jaguars
Buffalo Bills
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
Baltimore Ravens
Minnesota Vikings
Kansas City Chiefs
San Francisco 49ers
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