The Cleveland Browns have made a few roster moves already this offseason, adding Tytus Howard in a trade with the Houston Texans for a fifth-round pick and adding Zion Johnson on a $49.5 million deal.
Johnson's $49.5M deal, combined with the $63 million contract extension with Howard, means the Browns have already spent over $100 million on their offensive line. But, they are still far from being done adding.
As ESPN's Field Yates predicts in his post Day-1 of free agency mock draft, the Browns are predicted to take 6-foot-6 Miami offensive tackle Francis Mauigoa at 6th overall.
Browns predicted to take Francis Mauigoa 6th overall
"I'd still advocate for adding Mauigoa, who is one of the steadiest players in the class, and figuring out the offensive line construction later," Yates writes.
Drafting Mauigoa at No. 6 in the 2026 NFL Draft would be an interesting move for the Browns. They have a need at wide receiver, and could take someone like Carnell Tate instead.
But, with the massive need along the offensive line, even after the Johnson and Howard additions, the Browns adding someone like Mauigoa would make a ton of sense.
The Miami offensive tackle is most likely a right tackle, but with Howard set to be the Browns' right tackle, there will be a conundrum to resolve before the 2026 season.
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But, even with that issue, Yates is predicting the Browns to take Mauigoa and worry about where the new players along the new-look offensive line actually line up in 2026.
Howard could move to guard, or Mauigoa could move to guard or switch to trying out at left tackle. There are ways to make this fit work.
But, at the end of the day, even after investing over $100 million into the offensive line already this offseason, the Browns still have three holes to fill, and could fill one with their sixth overall pick with someone like Mauigoa, as Yates predicted in his latest mock draft.
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