Browns Trading Out of Travis Hunter Pick Had NFL Fans Making Lots of Jokes

Kristen Wong | Apr 24, 2025

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stands with Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Travis Hunter after he is selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars as the number two pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field. / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Travis Hunter has a new NFL home—and no, it's not with the Cleveland Browns.

The Browns made a draft day deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars to trade down from their original No. 2 pick in the 2025 NFL draft, thus giving the Jags the opportunity to select the Colorado two-way phenom. As part of the swap, Cleveland received the No. 5 pick, No. 36 pick (second-round), No. 126 pick (fourth-round), and a 2026 first-round pick.

The Browns clearly got an impressive draft haul in return for Hunter and may very well find success rebuilding their franchise with their newly acquired picks. But, it came at the cost of ceding the rights to a truly generational talent in Hunter. Not to mention, Browns general manager Andrew Berry arguably hasn't made the best decisions in recent years between shipping out Baker Mayfield and paying ridiculous money for Deshaun Watson.

Whether the Browns will regret their trade in the 2025 NFL draft remains to be seen, but their fans are certainly going through it after a whirlwind of a first round.

Many in the NFL world weren't too fond of the Browns' decision and thought they fumbled the bag on Hunter:

I understand, from the Browns perspective, the idea of loading up on 2026 picks and preparing to nail the quarterback selection that is inevitable next offseason.

With that said: I would never, ever, ever want to be the team that traded out of the Travis Hunter pick.

— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) April 25, 2025

Spending all draft week fully expecting to land Travis Hunter only to see your team trade down for a tackle is a special kind of hell only Browns fans know

— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) April 24, 2025

Browns fans rn who thought they were getting Travis Hunter#NFLDraft2025 pic.twitter.com/iqwwvOTZb5

— Tyler Calvert (@ItsTylerCalvert) April 25, 2025

Travis Hunter to NFL teams:
"Don't make a mistake."

Cleveland Browns: pic.twitter.com/JxdPod3h40

— Paco Moreno (@pacodgr81) April 24, 2025

A literal layup in drafting Travis Hunter. Giftwrapped a generational talent. The Browns cannot mess this up

— Sir Yacht (@SirYacht_) April 24, 2025

I love Mason Graham, all right? Love him.

THAT SAID

If I'm a Browns fan who spent the last couple months thinking I was gonna get Travis Hunter and I get Mason Graham, I'm down bad.

— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) April 25, 2025

It's good value but I remember when the Browns got 2 1sts, pick 59, and 2 fourths from the Falcons and did nothing with it. Travis Hunter isn't a guarantee but is a special player that you'll likely never have a shot at again https://t.co/fkwmZPAWem

— Tre’Shon (@tre3shon) April 25, 2025

The Browns ended up taking Michigan DT Mason Graham with the No. 5 pick.

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