Caleb Lomu’s surprising slide could reshape Browns’ 2026 draft plans

Utah Utes left tackle Caleb Lomu | Rob Gray-Imagn ImagesMock draft season has officially arrived with the start of this week’s NFL Scouting Combine, but the expectation for the Cleveland Browns and their pair of 2026 first-round picks has already become painfully obvious.

The experts believe the Browns will address their two biggest needs — offensive line and wide receiver — on Day 1 of the draft. The vast majority have them eyeing an offensive tackle with the sixth overall pick, and then taking a wideout at No. 24 overall, the pick the Browns stole from the Jacksonville Jaguars in last year's blockbuster Travis Hunter trade. Others have those two outcomes flipped, with a wide receiver at…