Cleveland Browns Head Coach

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Quick Facts

• Role: Head Coach
• Team: [[Cleveland Browns]] (CLE)
• Current holder: Todd Monken (first NFL HC job)
• Coaching tree: see [[Coaching Trees]]

Background

Came from the Baltimore Ravens, where he was the offensive coordinator. In his 60s; first NFL head coaching shot. Inherits Cleveland's perpetual QB question mark. DC Jim Schwartz left after Monken came in — Browns reset that side of the staff.

Scheme and Tendencies

OC track record with Lamar Jackson plus Georgia (national-championship-level college). In Cleveland he will work with rookies KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston as primary outside receivers, with Harold Fannin Jr. emerging as a target alpha at tight end.

Recent News

• 2026-05-04 — Dynasty Nerds calls Concepcion an underrated landing spot fit in a Monken offense; potential Zay Flowers-type slot weapon ([[Dynasty Nerds 2026 rookie landing spots best and worst post-draft]])
• 2026-02-24 — The Athletic 2026 coaching cycle profile ([[NFL 2026 head coach cycle leaned offense (10 hires, NYT)]])

Sources

• [[Dynasty Nerds 2026 rookie landing spots best and worst post-draft]]
• [[NFL 2026 head coach cycle leaned offense (10 hires, NYT)]]