Cleveland Browns: 3 targets for a trade down from No. 8

Nov 6, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns fans celebrate after the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The Browns won 24-3. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns fans celebrate after the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The Browns won 24-3. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 6, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns fans celebrate after the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The Browns won 24-3. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns fans celebrate after the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The Browns won 24-3. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

The Cleveland Browns have made it clear there is no guarantee they stay in the No. 8 slot in the 2016 NFL Draft.

When the Cleveland Browns traded out of the No. 2 pick this past week and received a king’s ransom for moving down to No. 9, many fans applauded the move. Executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown has said the team is not opposed to moving down again, and acquiring even more draft picks to play with.

The trade with the Philadelphia Eagles likely signaled a disinterest from the Browns in either quarterbacks Jared Goff or Carson Wentz, or they knew the guy they really wanted would be there later in the first round. Whatever the case is, it’s hard to argue against what the Browns did here, which has not always been the case when the team has decided to trade draft picks in the past.

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For what they got, eight seems to be a very good spot for the Browns, leading to the question of why trade back even further and, if they do, just how far should they be willing to go?

While there has been no indication that the Browns are actively shopping the pick, it’s worth entertaining the potential scenarios of which teams would be most anxious to move up, still leaving the Browns in good position to make an impact selection in the first round.

Without any specific details about what each trade would consist of, here are three potential options for where the Browns could draft down to.

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