NFL Draft's first-round gamble: What Jets, Browns can learn from Super Bowl winners and failed rebuilds

Multiple first-round picks helped the Chiefs, Eagles and Seahawks win Super Bowls, but the Jets and Browns know the other side of the story Three of the NFL's most recent Super Bowl champions have something in common. The Chiefs used two first-round picks in 2022 on Trent McDuffie and George Karlaftis, then won back-to-back championships. The Eagles took Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith in 2023 and won the Super Bowl two seasons later. And the Seahawks also drafted Devon Witherspoon and Jaxon Smith-Njigba in 2023, with both developing into stars before Seattle won it all in February. But there's another side to this story, and the New York Jets know it all too well.

They had three first-round selections in 2022, landed some pretty good players, and somehow never made the playoffs. Four seasons later, only one of those players remains on the roster. The Cleveland Browns have been down this road, too. They made five first-round picks across the 2017 and 2018 drafts, eventually won a playoff game, but couldn't sustain that success. And with the Jets holding three first-round picks in 2027 and the Browns holding two, both franchises are about to get another chance. So what separates the teams that turn extra first-round picks into championships from those that find themselves starting over? Having Patrick Mahomes certainly