Three Cleveland Browns You Should Consider Adding to Your Fantasy Team in 2026
With just a month away from the first regular season NFL game of 2026, fantasy football veterans and newcomers alike will be pounding the pavements of ESPN Fantasy, Yahoo, and Sleeper today and in the weeks to come. Although all eyes will be on the recently extended running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson, or Ja’Marr Chase and his former college teammate Justin Jefferson, the Cleveland Browns have a couple of guys you could look at snagging in the later rounds. Cleveland’s defense is projected to have another top 15 finish, even after the Myles Garrett trade, but this list will examine individual players instead of defensive and special teams units. Sit back, pull out your big boards, your pens and pencils, and pay attention to these three Browns that could have massive years in fantasy football come this fall.
Harold Fannin, Tight End
This 2024 John Mackey Award finalist won’t be the first or second tight end off the board, and a few guys at the position will still probably go ahead of him. However, if you’ve already drafted the skill position players you’d like, and your favorite choice of quarterback, I would implore you to take Harold Fannin in the later rounds-because someone else will. In his rookie campaign, the former Bowling Green Falcon caught 72 passes for 731 receiving yards and six touchdowns, which were both rookie records for Cleveland tight ends. The 22-year-old ranked as the sixth-highest scoring tight end in all of fantasy football last year, and he did it with one of the worst quarterback rooms in all of football and splitting time with veteran David Njoku. In 2026, Fanin stands to be the sole option for Cleveland at the position, and he might even see an uptick in his numbers from 2025.
Quinshon Judkins, Running Back
Ask anyone who’s even heard of fantasy football, whether it’s an oldtimer who’s been playing since you had to mail in a list of names like Jerry Rice or Barry Sanders on a piece of paper, or a young kid who’s been playing on an app for the past two seasons, the standard is the standard: if you want to win your league, you have to draft a running back with your first two picks. However, let’s say you want to go against the grain. Instead of running backs, you take three receivers inside the top 10 to 15 on ESPN’s wide receiver big board, and even add a superstar tight end like Brock Bowers. Then, you go even further outside of the box and take a high-scoring quarterback like Lamar Jackson or Jalen Hurts. This whole hypothetical I’ve drawn out is to show you how far you could go without drafting a running back in the first five or six rounds, and still end up with Cleveland’s Quinshon Judkins.
The former Ohio State Buckeye went under the radar last year due to a season-ending leg injury he suffered last December against the Buffalo Bills, but before that, ‘Q’ was tearing it up. Judkins still finished as the 26th-best running back in all of fantasy football last season, even after missing a pair of games and splitting carries with fellow rookie Dylan Sampson. No offense to Sampson, but Judkins clearly had the better rookie campaign. Tack on the fact that the 22-year-old will be fully healthy and ready to go, and it seems to me the Alabama native could be a huge sleeper pick this season. The five-foot-11 back will be getting the heavy majority of carries this season, and he is going to be playing in Todd Monken’s run-heavy scheme, as opposed to whatever Kevin Stefanski was trying to run last season.
Denzel Boston, Wide Receiver
This could have easily been fellow rookie wideout KC Concepcion, but if you’re in a dynasty league, I personally think Denzel Boston is the better pick due to his potential. The former Washington Huskie possesses an incredible frame at six-foot-four, and he’s already displayed that in training camp so far. If your league values big plays and long touchdowns, the 22-year-old is a known deep ball threat. Either of Cleveland’s rookie receivers may have good fantasy seasons in 2026, but for now, I’m leaning towards taking Boston.
