2026 NFL Draft: After Cleveland’s KC Concepcion pick, the Travis Hunter trade is now complete. Who won: Jags or Browns?

The Jacksonville Jaguars took a large swing throughout the 2025 NFL Draft, trading up to the No. 2 spot to pick out Colorado two-way participant Travis Hunter. It was a daring transfer, one that might singlehandedly decide the success or failure of the Jaguars in the brief time period.

But there was much more to that trade than simply Hunter. Multiple different gamers have been chosen by the Jaguars and Cleveland Browns with the picks acquired by each groups of their blockbuster trade ultimately yr’s draft. While most of these picks have been restricted to the 2025 NFL Draft, the Browns nonetheless held on to the Jaguars’ first-round decide in 2026. Cleveland made that choice Thursday night time, formally closing the door on the compensation from the Hunter trade.

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With that trade “officially” full, this is how every crew used these picks:

Jaguars decide from Travis Hunter trade

At the starting of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Jaguars traded up from the No. 5 spot to the No. 2 spot to pick out Hunter. Here’s how the crew used each draft decide concerned in that trade.

• First-round decide in 2025 NFL Draft (No. 2 general): WR/CB Travis Hunter
• Fourth-round decide in 2025 NFL Draft (No. 144 general): RB Bhayshul Tuten
• Sixth-round decide in the 2025 NFL Draft (No. 200 general): S Rayuan Lane III

The Jaguars’ trade was all about Hunter, who was billed as a singular, two-way famous person popping out of Colorado. Hunter off confirmed immense abilities as each a large receiver and cornerback in school, inflicting some groups to dream of a future the place he grew to become the NFL’s model of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.

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That did not fairly come to fruition. Hunter was restricted to simply seven video games as a rookie resulting from harm. He confirmed flashes at each positions, however the Jaguars reportedly plan to finish Hunter’s two-way experiment after only one season, with stories suggesting he’ll be a full-time cornerback and occasional receiver shifting ahead.

While the transfer might work out, the resolution primarily caps Hunter’s upside down, making it tough to swallow the crew’s resolution to aggressively trade up for the former Colorado star. Some felt that could possibly be the case shortly after the Hunter trade, with at the very least one AFC assistant calling it “horrible” shortly after the Jaguars made the transfer.

The crew seems to have hit on Tuten in the fourth spherical. As a rookie, Tuten confirmed off some spectacular abilities, despite the fact that his numbers have been finally muted. Still, Tuten confirmed the capacity to be a great complementary piece in the backfield, a advantageous outcome for a fourth-round participant.

Lane made the Jaguars’ roster and performed in all 17 video games as a stable particular groups participant, one other robust outcome contemplating he was taken in the sixth spherical.

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Browns picks from Travis Hunter trade

• First-round decide in 2025 NFL Draft (No. 5 general): DT Mason Graham
• Second-round decide in 2025 NFL Draft (No. 36 general): RB Quinshon Judkins
• Fourth-round decide in 2025 NFL Draft (No. 126 general): RB Dylan Sampson
• First-round decide in 2026 NFL Draft (No. 24 general): WR KC Concepcion

Graham’s rookie numbers do not soar off the web page, however that could possibly be the results of being a defensive deal with. By the metrics, Graham had a reasonably promising first season, rating thirty first in Pro Football Focus’ numbers. The Browns seemingly anticipate extra shifting ahead, however Graham confirmed sufficient promise to perhaps take that leap in Year 2. He wasn’t a bust.

Judkins handled off-the-field issues and a horrific injury ace a rookie. When he was on the subject, he seemed like a wonderful choice. There are issues shifting ahead, not simply with Judkins’ capacity to bounce again after a fractured fibula and dislocated ankle, but additionally together with his decision-making away from the subject. It all might collapse shortly, however Judkins seemed like a robust participant on the subject in 2025.

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Sampson, equally, had robust moments as a complementary third-down again. Like Tuten, Sampson confirmed sufficient to justify his fourth-round standing and ought to be a helpful weapon for the Browns shifting ahead.

To formally shut the deal, the Browns chosen wideout KC Concepcion on Thursday night time. The receiver was thought of amongst the prime cross catchers in the draft and could possibly be the crew’s No. 1 choice instantly. The early returns recommend the Browns did not get a steal or overdraft Concepcion, making him a stable selection if draft evaluators are appropriate. Yahoo Sports’ Charles McDonald gave the pick a B-citing Concepcion’s “playmaking ability down the field” as a robust addition for the Browns.

Who received the Travis Hunter trade?

It’s at all times a giant danger to trade up close to the prime of the NFL Draft. In order for the transfer to repay, the crew shifting up must be extraordinarily assured in its choice and the participant drafted must be an absolute famous person.

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Hunter confirmed encouraging flashes, however the crew’s willingness to already finish the two-way experiment throws chilly water on the concept that he is a once-in-a-lifetime prospect. That does not imply it was a foul deal, as Hunter might become an distinctive cornerback, but it surely suggests perhaps the Jaguars already acknowledge his ceiling is capped. The different two items in the trade — Tuten and Lane — seem to be advantageous gamers. Unless Hunter utterly flops, the Jaguars did not embarrass themselves.

The Browns, nonetheless, look to have gotten a greater return for now. Graham was advantageous as a rookie and will nonetheless develop. Judkins seemed like a star, though there’s plenty of danger with him shifting ahead. Sampson is primarily the identical as Tuten, making the two cancel one another out. And whereas there is not any assure Concepcion will work out, his choice appears advantageous.

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All of this, after all, comes with the huge caveat that none of those gamers is a completed product simply but. Hunter might change into a generational expertise at cornerback, utterly validating the Jaguars’ evaluation even when he is restricted to only one place. Concepcion might change into the subsequent Amon-Ra St. Browna scrappy pest who can infuriate a protection with its fast breaks and toughness.

Truly evaluating this trade at this level can be silly. For now, although, the Browns’ method of selecting up a number of picks for the No. 2 choice appears clever.