Cleveland drafted KC Concepcion in the first round and nabbed another talented WR in Denzel Boston in Round 2. The Browns now have a totally revamped WR corps with Harold Fannin Jr. and Jerry Jeudy rounding out the pass-catching corps.
DENZEL BOSTON
- Boston is a big body at nearly 6-foot-4, weighing in at 212 pounds. He opted not to run at the NFL Combine or his Pro Day, and scouts point to athletic/speed shortcomings as negatives on his profile. Boston played behind Rome Odunze, Ja’Lynn Polk, Jalen McMillan, and future Alabama transfer Germie Bernard to begin his career before ascending into a larger role in 2024, totaling 834 yards and nine receiving touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore. He built on that in 2025 with 881 yards and 11 scores. Draft pundits see him as a big-bodied WR with high-level ball skills but poor separation abilities. The range of outcomes is wide here — Lance Zierlein compares him to Puka Nacua, and Courtland Sutton springs to mind as another successful outcome in this mold — but N’Keal Harry looms on the flip side. Still, Boston is big, produced in college, and got great draft capital.
- Boston will start in 3-WR sets immediately for the Browns. Concepcion got superior draft capital, and we’ll project him as their most-targeted WR as a result. However, the gap in draft capital isn’t so immense that it would keep Boston from passing him if he proves himself a superior player. Still, Concepcion was a really strong prospect; between that and the superior draft capital, we are projecting him as the WR1 in Cleveland. Jeudy is coming off a disappointing season in which he managed only 602 yards despite 106 targets. Frankly, his 19.1% target share wasn’t overly impressive either, given the lack of other WR talent on the roster. Boston is also a markedly different player from Concepcion and Jeudy, with neither boasting elite size.
- Of course, QB play is a major question mark for the Browns. Deshaun Watson got the first reps at voluntary offseason workouts, and Shedeur Sanders — the widely presumed starter — threw seven touchdowns and seven interceptions as a rookie. Between Fannin, Concepcion, and Boston, whoever ends up starting under center here will have enticing weapons, but it’s difficult to count on this being even close to an average offense, given the lack of a competent quarterback. So while Boston’s size points to him being a red-zone weapon in the pros, Cleveland isn’t likely to generate many RZ opportunities in 2026.
OTHER BROWNS PASS CATCHERS
- Thankfully for both Concepcion and Boston, there is plenty of volume to go around here. Even with both of them added, this isn’t that crowded of a target distribution, largely because the Browns had Cedric Tillman and Isaiah Bond at WR2 and WR3, respectively, entering the draft. Concepcion and Boston obviously crush the value of those two, but it’s not like they had any value to begin with. Similarly, adding two top-40 rookies bodes terribly for Jeudy’s outlook, but expectations for him weren’t very high anyway. We’ll see how training camp goes, but Jeudy could technically begin the season with a legit role if the Browns insist on bringing their rookies along slowly. However, with such serious capital invested into both Concepcion and Boston and coming off a career-worst season, it’s difficult to imagine Jeudy holding onto that role for long. Still, he’s clearly above Tillman and Bond and should see real snaps all season. It’s also possible the Browns fully embrace a youth movement under the new Todd Monken-headed staff and Jeudy plays elsewhere in 2026.
- Fannin was a bright spot for the Browns as a rookie and earned an impressive 20% target share, including a 25.6% mark over his final four games. He’s the most proven pass-catching option on the roster right now and deserves to be treated as their top target getter until proven otherwise. His target expectation falls slightly with two top-40 WRs added, but Fannin is still in line for plenty of volume.
