The Browns may not be waiting until the trade deadline to start sorting out the future of a few familiar names.
With Week 5 arriving and the cutoff for deals set for November 10th, 2026, at 4 p.m. ET, Cleveland has a handful of players who could draw calls if other teams decide they need help fast.
Teven Jenkins is one of the clearest names to watch. He has not played yet this season because of a back injury, but his 2025 tape still matters.
Jenkins finished last year as one of the NFL’s best run-blocking guards, and even with the Browns making a bunch of offensive line additions in free agency and the NFL Draft, there may be a market for him. A team like the Green Bay Packers could be interested if it wants to upgrade its run game.
Dawand Jones is in a similar spot, only the concern is less about one injury and more about a pattern. Since Cleveland drafted “Big Thanos” in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, injuries have been the constant issue.
When he has been on the field, his massive 6'8" 370lbs frame has been a real asset in the run game. That kind of upside could still tempt a team to part with a late-round pick and take a swing.
Jerry Jeudy feels like the most obvious veteran on the way out. After the Browns took two receivers early in the 2026 NFL Draft, it has become hard to miss the direction this could go.
Jeudy’s 2024 season, when he topped 1,200 yards, now looks like the peak. Since then, the production has dropped hard, and through four games in 2026 he has only five catches.
Cleveland did not spend much to get him - just a 2024 fifth- and sixth-round pick - so the return might not be huge. Still, a team such as the Tennessee Titans could see him as a useful addition to its receiver room.
Ronnie Hickman is another name that could surprise people. He is only 24, but PFF currently has him near the bottom of all NFL safeties in 2026.
The Browns also added Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in this year’s draft, and that puts Hickman’s starting role in real jeopardy. Cleveland signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2023, so even a modest return would count as a win for the organization.
Fans may not love the idea of losing another former Buckeye, but if the offer is strong enough, the Browns could listen.
Then there is Dillon Gabriel, who might be the most overlooked Browns player in the whole conversation. In the final preseason game against the Patriots, he was sharp, completing 12 of 15 passes for 187 yards and 3 touchdowns.
He was then placed on IR with a back injury and is expected back soon. That creates a roster question: do the Browns really want to carry four quarterbacks?
If they choose to keep only three, Gabriel suddenly becomes the obvious candidate. Every other quarterback has already drawn public praise from head coach Todd Monken, and with quarterback injuries piling up around the league, another team could easily come calling for the former Heisman candidate.
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