2026 NFL Mock Draft: Giants, Browns, Commanders, Saints: Who did Cleveland take at No. 6?

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - APRIL 24: A general view of the video board on stage with the Cleveland Browns fifth pick during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images) | Getty Images

The Browns' pick is contained within this post of the 2026 DBN Community NFL Mock Draft, but brace yourselves for what you are about to read. We are releasing four picks at a time in one post to give you more substance to digest how the draft is unfolding. Here you can see all of our NFL mock draft coverage for the Cleveland Browns.

• Picks 1-4 of the Mock Draft

Now, let's see what the 5-8 picks are.

No. 5 - Giants - Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State

The selection and write-up were made by Barry Shuck:

This is a huge need for New York. Downs has been coined the best defensive player in the draft and to be sitting there at #5 is a bit of a surprise. DE David Bailey, RB Jeremiyah Love, and WR Carnell Tate would have fit nicely as well, but Downs is a beast.

Downs has incredible instincts when the other team is running the ball. He can play multiple positions, such as linebacker in the 4-2-5, and is a tackling machine. Downs had 257 total tackles with 16 tackles for loss in three college seasons. A leader and an instant impact player for the Giants. He is sticky in man coverage and has top-tier ball coverage skills. Not a great blitzer, but will when asked. Very consistent tackler and a finisher.

No. 6 - Browns - Rueben Bain, DE, Miami

The selection and write-up were made by Tmartin5785:

I know this is a luxury" pick, but he is one of the two best players on the board (along with RB Jeremiyah Love) and makes more sense than a running back. He will pair with Myles Garrett, Mason Graham, and Maleik Collins for a terrifying front four. There was no wide receiver or offensive tackle worthy of the 6^thpick. My top pick was taken at No. 5, so I would trade out if possible.

This pick could also be a hedge against any Garrett trade that could potentially happen. I did contemplate Tate or Freeling, but Bain is a much better prospect and is actually worth the 6^thpick.

No. 7 - Commanders - Jeremiyah Love, RB Notre Dame

The selection and write-up were made by Ezweav:

With this exercise,I'm going to do it how I would draft, maybe not necessarily how they would. To me Love is easily the best player on the board, and that's what the draft is about.

Perhaps running back isn't their biggest need, but I don't think the draft is aboutneeds, I thinkthe draft is abouttrying to get the best players that fall to you, and they'd be getting a real good one here. And not for nothing, it would be a pretty serious upgradeat the position as well.

No. 8 - Saints - Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State

The selection and write-up were made by Slaytanic Brownie:

New Orleans Saints GM Mickey Loomis said we were going to trade up with the Browns to take their number six pick, but they wanted a little too much for it, so we figured we'd go with the next best wide receiver. We never thought he would drop to number 8 and the fact that we get to match him up with a fellow Buckeye in Chris Olave is a dream come true. Brian Hartline coached both of these guys their entire college careers and had them ready to start from day 1.

Carnell is going to take heat off Chris and we look to see big numbers from both guys considering Tate's 85.7% contested catch rate last season he is goingto hold his own when he is double teamed more than the normal rookie receiver.

Up next will be the 9-12 picks in the 2026 DBN Community Mock Draft.