The Jacksonville Jaguars host the Cleveland Browns at EverBank Stadium on Sept. 13 and USA TODAY's NFL experts have locked in their picks for the action.

The Cleveland Browns have been listed as a possible landing spot for quarterback Mac Jones before the new season.

On Friday, Sept. 11, the Browns confirmed that offensive lineman Teven Jenkins, who played 17 games in the orange and brown in 2025, would be inactive for the coming weekend. In his place, Cleveland's coaching staff is turning to rookie Austin Barber.

Fox Sports' Rob Rang recently released the latest 2027 NFL mock draft of the cycle, which has the team going with a new quarterback in LSU's Sam Leavitt with their second pick of the first round.

Todd Monken enters his first NFL season with the Cleveland Browns with Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders, Taylen Green and Dillon Gabriel as his four quarterbacks

The NFL is a high-pressure environment. From expiring contracts to fifth-year options to constant coaching turnover, the most important thing for every player is what they've done lately.

Cleveland Browns vs Jacksonville Jaguars picks, predictions, odds, win probabilities for NFL Week 1 Sunday game on Sept. 13, 2026. Who will win game?

Matt Bowen, Mike Clay, Dan Graziano, Pamela Maldonado, and Jordan Reid at ESPN went through their 2026 NFL rookie guide and flirted with the idea of rookie Taylen Green under center at some point this season: