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The Browns drafted two wideouts, but Jerry Jeudy is still the frame

Cleveland added KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston with premium picks, but Andrew Berry's public framing keeps Jeudy as the starting point for the receiver-room read.

DawgFeed Read Developing 3 sources Official, National Updated Apr 26, 2026, 7:38 PM DraftRoster Moves

What happened

The Browns spent two of their first three 2026 draft picks on wide receivers, taking KC Concepcion at No. 24 and Denzel Boston at No. 39 on official team draft announcements. That volume made the Jerry Jeudy question unavoidable, and ProFootballTalk's April 26 follow-up framed Berry's answer plainly: after the two receiver picks, the Browns general manager called Jeudy the team's "bell cow" and said the additions are not changing his offensive role. That is the cleanest public read on Cleveland's receiver room coming out of the draft. The Browns did not just add bodies around the edges; they added two premium rookie profiles while still presenting Jeudy as the veteran center of the passing-game plan, which turns the spring story from replacement talk into a usage-and-fit watch.

What we know

The Browns spent two of their first three 2026 draft picks on wide receivers, taking KC Concepcion at No. 24 and Denzel Boston at No. 39 on official team draft announcements. That volume made the Jerry Jeudy question unavoidable, and ProFootballTalk's April 26 follow-up framed Berry's answer plainly: after the two receiver picks, the Browns general manager called Jeudy the team's "bell cow" and said the additions are not changing his offensive role. That is the cleanest public read on Cleveland's receiver room coming out of the draft. The Browns did not just add bodies around the edges; they added two premium rookie profiles while still presenting Jeudy as the veteran center of the passing-game plan, which turns the spring story from replacement talk into a usage-and-fit watch.

What we do not know

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Timeline

  1. Browns select WR KC Concepcion with the No. 24 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft Cleveland Browns
  2. Browns GM Andrew Berry calls Jerry Jeudy "our bell cow" after drafting two wideouts ProFootballTalk
  3. Browns select WR Denzel Boston with the No. 39 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft Cleveland Browns