Cleveland Browns
Battle card · first-round draft history, season-by-season record, and how Browns top picks have shaped the franchise.
R1 Picks
56
Hall of Famers
2
3.6% hit rate
Avg pick slot
13.6
Highest pick
#1
Tim Couch · 1999
All-time record
340–485–4
0.413 win %
Playoff seasons
13
of 53
The Story
- Cleveland Browns have made 56 first-round selections and produced 2 Hall of Famers (3.6% hit rate).
- Their highest selection on record is #1 overall in 1999, when they took Tim Couch.
- Across 53 seasons in this dataset they have a 340-485-4 record (0.413) and reached the playoffs 13 times.
- In seasons after holding at least one top-10 pick, Cleveland Browns added an average of 1.9 wins versus the prior year (20 such seasons in the data).
- Their most-drafted position group is DB, taken 11 times in Round 1.
- Michigan is their go-to talent pipeline, supplying 6 first-round picks.
- Their best season was 1986: 12-4-0 (+81 point differential).
- Their worst was 2017: 0-16-0 (-176 point differential).
Wins per Season
R1 Pick Slot by Year
Position Breakdown
Point Differential by Season
Impact of Top-10 Picks (Next-Season Wins Delta)
| Draft Year | Pick | Player | Prior-Year Wins | New-Year Wins | Delta | HoF? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | #5 | Mack Mitchell | 4 | 3 | -1 | |
| 1976 | #7 | Mike Pruitt | 3 | 9 | +6 | |
| 1982 | #3 | Chip Banks | 5 | 4 | -1 | |
| 1987 | #5 | Mike Junkin | 12 | 10 | -2 | |
| 1991 | #2 | Eric Turner | 3 | 6 | +3 | |
| 1992 | #9 | Tommy Vardell | 6 | 7 | +1 | |
| 1994 | #9 | Antonio Langham | 7 | 11 | +4 | |
| 2000 | #1 | Courtney Brown | 2 | 3 | +1 | |
| 2001 | #3 | Gerard Warren | 3 | 7 | +4 | |
| 2004 | #6 | Kellen Winslow | 5 | 4 | -1 | |
| 2005 | #3 | Braylon Edwards | 4 | 6 | +2 | |
| 2007 | #3 | Joe Thomas | 4 | 10 | +6 | HoF |
| 2010 | #7 | Joe Haden | 5 | 5 | +0 | |
| 2012 | #3 | Trent Richardson | 4 | 5 | +1 | |
| 2013 | #6 | Barkevious Mingo | 5 | 4 | -1 | |
| 2014 | #8 | Justin Gilbert | 4 | 7 | +3 | |
| 2017 | #1 | Myles Garrett | 1 | 0 | -1 | |
| 2018 | #1 |
Baker Mayfield
+ #4 Denzel Ward
|
0 | 7 | +7 | |
| 2020 | #10 | Jedrick Wills Jr. | 6 | 11 | +5 | |
| 2025 | #5 | Mason Graham | 3 | 5 | +2 |
Hall of Fame Selections
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | #23 | Ozzie Newsome | TE | Alabama |
| 2007 | #3 | Joe Thomas | T | Wisconsin |
Every First-Round Pick
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College | HoF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | #3 | Mike Phipps | QB | Purdue | |
| 1970 | #21 | Bob McKay | T | Texas | |
| 1971 | #14 | Clarence Scott | DB | Kansas St. | |
| 1972 | #18 | Thom Darden | DB | Michigan | |
| 1973 | #16 | Steve Holden | WR | Arizona St. | |
| 1973 | #22 | Pete Adams | G | USC | |
| 1975 | #5 | Mack Mitchell | DE | Houston | |
| 1976 | #7 | Mike Pruitt | RB | Purdue | |
| 1977 | #17 | Robert Jackson | LB | Texas A&M | |
| 1978 | #12 | Clay Matthews | LB | USC | |
| 1978 | #23 | Ozzie Newsome | TE | Alabama | HoF |
| 1979 | #20 | Willis Adams | WR | Houston | |
| 1980 | #27 | Charles White | RB | USC | |
| 1981 | #22 | Hanford Dixon | DB | Southern Miss | |
| 1982 | #3 | Chip Banks | LB | USC | |
| 1984 | #18 | Don Rogers | DB | UCLA | |
| 1987 | #5 | Mike Junkin | LB | Duke | |
| 1988 | #21 | Clifford Charlton | LB | Florida | |
| 1989 | #13 | Eric Metcalf | RB | Texas | |
| 1991 | #2 | Eric Turner | DB | UCLA | |
| 1992 | #9 | Tommy Vardell | RB | Stanford | |
| 1993 | #14 | Steve Everitt | C | Michigan | |
| 1994 | #9 | Antonio Langham | DB | Alabama | |
| 1994 | #29 | Derrick Alexander | WR | Michigan | |
| 1995 | #30 | Craig Powell | LB | Ohio St. | |
| 1999 | #1 | Tim Couch | QB | Kentucky | |
| 2000 | #1 | Courtney Brown | DE | Penn St. | |
| 2001 | #3 | Gerard Warren | DT | Florida | |
| 2002 | #16 | William Green | RB | Boston Col. | |
| 2003 | #21 | Jeff Faine | C | Notre Dame | |
| 2004 | #6 | Kellen Winslow | TE | Miami (FL) | |
| 2005 | #3 | Braylon Edwards | WR | Michigan | |
| 2006 | #13 | Kamerion Wimbley | DE | Florida St. | |
| 2007 | #3 | Joe Thomas | T | Wisconsin | HoF |
| 2007 | #22 | Brady Quinn | QB | Notre Dame | |
| 2009 | #21 | Alex Mack | C | California | |
| 2010 | #7 | Joe Haden | DB | Florida | |
| 2011 | #21 | Phil Taylor | DT | Baylor | |
| 2012 | #3 | Trent Richardson | RB | Alabama | |
| 2012 | #22 | Brandon Weeden | QB | Oklahoma St. | |
| 2013 | #6 | Barkevious Mingo | LB | LSU | |
| 2014 | #8 | Justin Gilbert | DB | Oklahoma St. | |
| 2014 | #22 | Johnny Manziel | QB | Texas A&M | |
| 2015 | #12 | Danny Shelton | NT | Washington | |
| 2015 | #19 | Cameron Erving | C | Florida St. | |
| 2016 | #15 | Corey Coleman | WR | Baylor | |
| 2017 | #1 | Myles Garrett | DE | Texas A&M | |
| 2017 | #25 | Jabrill Peppers | S | Michigan | |
| 2017 | #29 | David Njoku | TE | Miami (FL) | |
| 2018 | #1 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Oklahoma | |
| 2018 | #4 | Denzel Ward | CB | Ohio St. | |
| 2020 | #10 | Jedrick Wills Jr. | T | Alabama | |
| 2021 | #26 | Greg Newsome II | DB | Northwestern | |
| 2025 | #5 | Mason Graham | DT | Michigan | |
| 2026 | #9 | Spencer Fano | OT | Utah | |
| 2026 | #24 | KC Concepcion | WR | Texas A&M |