Mike Sando, ESPN Senior Writer 8y

NFL draft predictions: Browns trade for a QB, more

NFL, Cleveland Browns

Like its predecessors, the 2016 NFL draft has proved to be unpredictable and, come Thursday night, will crush even the best of prognostications. That is one of the few draft predictions worth taking to the bank. I've put together eight others with insights from general managers, personnel directors and agents who found value in the exercise without offering guarantees.

Here are my 2016 NFL draft predictions:

The Cleveland Browns, or another team seeking a QB, trades into the early 20s to take one

The later portion of the first round is the point in the draft where contracts start becoming friendlier from a team perspective; it also can be about where players appear interchangeable from a talent standpoint.

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