Trade next year’s first-rounder to jump back in for a second choice in 2020
Moving up from No. 41 overall in the second round back into the first round would require Berry and the Browns to have a very specific player in their sights. It would need to be an impact talent who clearly wouldn’t last the extra 10-15 picks to that second Cleveland slot.
The price tag would be expensive. Nearly every trade from outside the first round back up into the first requires at least a first in the following year. It’s something of an all-in move, getting the 2021 first-rounder one year earlier. It would likely cost the Browns either that No. 41 pick or a third-rounder this year as well.
It’s too early to know who the Browns would target in such a move, but here’s one I would consider if I were Berry: TCU cornerback Jeff Gladney. That presumes taking an offensive tackle at No. 10, of course. Gladney would make an excellent fit in Cleveland, capable of playing outside but fitting well in the slot.