Regrading the Travis Hunter trade: Did Browns quickly win this handle Mason Graham?

Athletics Cleveland profited from additional draft capital to construct a deep core led by Mason Graham, while Jacksonville has actually seen restricted returns from its two-way super star

If we overlook Shedeur Sanders being picked at No. 144 general, the story of the 2025 NFL Draft was the trade that occurred simply minutes into the occasion. New basic supervisor James Gladstone of the Jacksonville Jaguars chose to make a splash by sending out a bundle of choices to go up to No. 2 total for Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter.

Gladstone discovered a ready trade partner in Andrew Berry of the Cleveland Browns, who accepted a second-round choice, a fourth-round choice and a future first-round choice to move down 3 areas in the draft order. He likewise quit a fourth-round choice and a sixth-round choice. With his brand-new first-round choice at No. 5 in general, Berry took a protective deal with out of Michigan. It was tough to envision that gamer having the sort of effect a Heisman winner would.

The Jaguars prepared Hunter with the objective of him being a two-way gamer, as he starred at both cornerback and pass receiver throughout his time at Jackson State and Colorado. Hunter, the cornerback, won Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2024, while Hunter, the receiver, won the Biletnikoff Award. Throughout that season, Hunter captured 96 passes for 1,258 lawns and 15 goals, and made 36 takes on to support 11 passes defensed and 4 interceptions.

“He’s a rare person,” Gladstone stated in 2015. “He’s an unusual gamer. He’s likewise a pointer that the borders of the video game of football we constructed to be challenged. We desire him to be absolutely nothing more than him– due to the fact that when he is, he raises the area around him– from the football field, to the city, to the video game of football itself.

“Travis Hunter is who we’ve been hunting up.”

Now that we are over one year gotten rid of from this trade, and all the gamers associated with the offer have actually played a couple of video games, let’s effort to regrade it. Here are the outcomes:

Athletics Browns’ haul

No. 5 general

DT Mason Graham

No. 36 general

RB Quinshon Judkins

No. 126 total

RB Dylan Sampson

2026 first-round choice (No. 24 total)

WR KC Concepcion

Athletics Jaguars ‘haul

The huge distinction in between the basic supervisors associated with this trade is that a person thought there was a gamer offered worth taking at No. 2 total that might transform their group if not the sport of football entirely, while the other did not. Berry and the Browns chose to accept Jacksonville’s deal and move down, getting extra draft capital.

Athletics Browns grade: A

DT Mason Graham

No. 5 general choice Mason Graham didn’t appear like a protective deal with worth a top-five choice throughout his novice season, as he taped 49 deals with and half a sack with 7 deals with for loss in his 17 starts. He has actually totally turned the script in 2026.

Through the very first 3 video games of his 2nd season, Graham has actually taped 15 takes on and a massive 4 sacks. Those 4 sacks are connected with Defensive Player of the Year preferred Will Anderson Jr. for 2nd in the NFLGraham really ended up being the very first Browns gamer to tape a sack in each of the very first 3 video games of a season because … Myles Garrett in 2019, according to CBS Sports Research. He’s been great this year, and appears like a protective deal with possibly worth choosing that high.

RB Quinshon Judkins

The previous Ohio State running back has actually hurried for simply 124 lawns through 3 video games in his 2nd season, however did suffer a fractured fibula and dislocated ankle in December. Before that injury, Judkins acquired 998 backyards from skirmish and 7 goals in 14 video games played as a novice.

Fellow novice running back Dylan Sampson likewise revealed some juice, tape-recording 446 overall lawns and 2 goals in his very first season. He was called SEC Offensive Player of the Year in 2024 after leading the conference in hurrying lawns (1,491) and hurrying goals (22) throughout his last season at Tennessee. Sampson was sadly put on hurt reserve last month after suffering a knee injury throughout a kick return.

WR KC Concepcion

The novice Concepcion made First Team All-SEC honors in 3 various classifications in 2015: As a pass receiver, returner and all-purpose gamer. That alone shows he’s a Swiss Army Knife. Concepcion tape-recorded 919 lawns getting, 9 getting goals and 456 punt return backyards for Texas A&M in 2015 and might wind up being a crucial playmaker in Todd Monken’s offense. Through 3 video games, he has actually captured 12 passes for 80 lawns.

It’s clear that the Browns have actually won this trade, and eventually, groups must watch out for handing Berry additional draft capital. State what you will about the Browns’ record on the field, however Berry is among the very best drafters in the NFL.

Browns’ 2025 novice class highlights

DT Mason Graham

Begun in all 17 video games

Pound Carson Schwesinger

Protective Rookie of the Year

RB Quinshon Judkins

Sixth-most hurrying lawns (827) by a novice in Browns history

TE Harold Fannin Jr.

Seventh-most receptions by a novice TE in NFL history (72)

QB Shedeur Sanders

Pro Bowl alternate

Athletics Jaguars grade: C-

CB/WR Travis Hunter

Through 10 profession video games, Hunter hasn’t been the generational two-way gamer Gladstone pictured. As a novice, his use varied from week to week. Out of 7 video games played, there were 2 where Hunter dipped into least 50% of protective and offending snaps, and one video game where he played 87% of offending snaps. He cleared 60% of protective snaps played in simply 2 video games.

Prior to Week 8, Hunter suffered a torn LCL in practice and was put on hurt reserve. Still, he captured 28 passes for 298 lawns and one goal, and made 15 takes on with 3 passes defensed in those very first 7 video games. Hunter ended up being the very first gamer to play 150 offending snaps and 150 protective snaps in the very same season because Mike Furrey in 2009, and the only gamer considering that 2000 to have 200 backyards getting and 10 deals with in a single season.

Getting in 2026, it was reported that Hunter would be playing more cornerback– although the Jaguars declined to stroll back the claim that he would be a two-way gamer. His use ended up being a significant story through 2 video games, when Hunter played less than 60% of protective snaps in Weeks 1-2, and less than 11% of offending snaps in each video game. Week 3 took place.

Hunter played 71.4% of protective snaps and 8.1% of offending snaps this previous Sunday and tape-recorded 4 deals with, one pass defensed and his very first profession interception! It was among the highlights from the Jaguars’ dominant 35-6 triumph over the New England Patriots.

Through 10 video games, Hunter hasn’t been a super star– and even a star, for that matter. He’s on track to be a strong starter for this Jaguars group that has Super Bowl hopes this year.

RB Bhayshul Tuten

As a novice, Tuten tape-recorded 386 lawns from skirmish and 7 overall goals. It was excellent enough for the Jaguars to feel comfy letting Travis Etienne stroll in totally free firm. Through 3 video games this season, Tuten has actually tape-recorded 240 lawns from skirmish and 2 goals. He’s reached 65 lawns entering each video game.

There were some experts, including myself, who thought the Jaguars’ hurrying attack would experience some regression with Tuten and Chris Rodriguez Jr. as the lead backs. Through 3 weeks, the Jaguars rank in the leading 10 in the NFL with 119.3 hurrying backyards per video game.

Security Rayuan Lane III is the other part of this trade. The reserve defensive back has actually played in 20 video games with no starts and tape-recorded 23 deals with and 1 pass defensed.

The Jaguars get a “C-” On the regrade due to the fact that their aggressive swing in 2025 hasn’t paid off …. Tuten appears like a genuine playmaker and there’s still time for Hunter to turn into a star gamer. All of us understand he’s capable.