Jack Conklin

RT·

Cleveland Browns

Tier 8Round 1, pick 8 in 2016

Updated November 10, 2026

84.0

Model Score

Down from 94.2 last year

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Jack Conklin is an RT for the Cleveland Browns (updated November 10, 2026).

Model Score by season

Down 10.2 from last season.

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

A former All-Pro tackle at the mercy of his knees.

The case for

Two 1st-team All-Pro selections (2016, 2020) plus the Michigan State 8th overall draft pedigree establishes elite RT career résumé.
Michigan State Big Ten 8th overall draft pedigree plus 10 years of NFL development gives him real veteran market value.

The worry

Multi-year ACL/knee injury history plus the limited recent availability puts continued durability question on every 2026 projection.
$15M+ 2026 cap hit on the $60M Browns extension creates major contract-value risk if Conklin cannot return to tier 3-4 territory.

What to watch: Whether Conklin returns to tier 4 (top 30) in 2026 plus plays 12+ games, the threshold for confirming the elite ceiling can be recaptured.

Full take and bio

Two 1st-team All-Pro selections (2016, 2020) plus the Michigan State 8th overall draft pedigree puts Conklin in the elite RT career résumé class. The multi-year ACL/knee injury history plus the limited recent availability put continued durability question on every projection. The 2026 question is whether Conklin returns to tier 3-4 territory or whether the structural injury wear closes the elite chapter.

Conklin came out of Michigan State as the Tennessee Titans' 1st-round pick (8th overall) in 2016. He earned 2016 1st-team All-Pro recognition as a rookie plus 2020 1st-team All-Pro with the Cleveland Browns. He signed a four-year, $60M extension with the Browns in 2023. He has dealt with multiple ACL and knee injuries that have limited his recent availability.

Jack Conklin Injury StatusNot listed

Jack Conklin is not on the injury report as of Nov 9. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

Draft & College

Round 1, pick 8 to the Tennessee Titans in 2016, out of Michigan St.. He went about where consensus had him.

Taken#8

Consensus board8th

Coming out: 5s 40 yd, 25 reps bench, 30" vertical, 103" broad, 7.63s 3-cone, 4.57s shuttle.

What this pick usually becomes. Of the 100 players taken as a top-10 pick between 2012 and 2021, 82% earned a second contract and 75% became starters. The median one started 81 career games.