The Browns kept things in-state for the second time on Day 2 with the selection of TE Harold Fannin Jr. from Bowling Green at pick No. 67. He's the second player they've drafted from an Ohio school on Day 2 following the selection of RB Quinshon Judkins in Round 2.
Here are five things to know about Cleveland's newest tight end.
He's staying local
Fannin has seemingly only played football in Ohio, and that's not going to change anytime soon—he was born and raised in Canton and played at McKinley high school before ascending as a tight end prospect at Bowling Green.
At McKinley, Hannin was a four-year varsity letterman and played on both sides of the ball, but primarily as a safety. He was a first-team All-Ohio selection as a senior and was also named Stark County Player of the Year.
He's still new to the TE position
Fannin didn't become a tight end until Bowling Green head coach Scott Loeffler at Bowling Green convinced him to make a switch. The transition started off with 216 receiving yards as a freshman, but then took off immediately as sophomore when he garnered 623 receiving yards and six touchdowns.
No one saw what was coming his junior year, though.
See photos of Cleveland Browns 2025 third-round pick Harold Fannin Jr. from his football career at Bowling Green and before entering the NFL.


Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr. (44) catches a pass for a touchdown as running back Nick Mosley (5) watches during the Quick Lane Bowl NCAA college football game, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

National team tight end Harold Fannin Jr. (44), of Bowling Green, carries the ball during the second half of the Senior Bowl NCAA college football game, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)


FILE - Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr. (44) throws a pass as Bowling Green offensive tackle Alex Wollschlaeger (50) looks to block against Minnesota during the Quick Lane Bowl NCAA college football game, Dec. 26, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)

Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)


Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr. at the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 1, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)


Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
He produced the greatest TE season in FBS history
Fannin lit up the Mid-American Conference—and all of the FBS—in 2024 with a stunning year that included 117 receptions and 1,555 receiving yards, which are both single-season FBS records, and 10 touchdowns. That included a dominant showing against Penn State, where he hauled 137 receiving yards and a touchdown on 11 receptions, and Texas A&M, where he totaled eight catches for 145 yards and one touchdown.
Those performances put Fannin on the map as one of the best tight end prospects of the draft class, and his record-setting season cemented him as one of the best pass catching prospects likely to be available on Day 2.
He will forever be a Bowling Green legend
In addition to setting FBS single-season records in 2024, Fannin also became the only player in Bowling Green history to become a first-team All-American. He led the nation in over 105 receiving categories and outpaced even the best wide receivers in the nation in practically all categories.
He's one of the youngest players on the roster
Fannin still has plenty of untapped potential, and that's not only because he's only been playing tight end for three years—he's also just 20 years old, which makes him the youngest player on the Browns roster and one of the youngest players in the entire draft class.
Browns coaches will have one of the most interesting developmental players of the whole class to work with on offense, and it's a player plenty of football fans across Ohio have already become familiar with watching.

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