"As always, there are risks when you are drafting any quarterback, even if you are drafting a quarterback in the first or second slot in the first round, that they pan out or don't," said Brown, who will head into his first draft with 12 picks. "We understand that risk in moving back that we may have passed on a quarterback that is going to go on to certainly have a great career in this league, but we felt like for the other additional picks that we were able to acquire that we were in a much better position to build our roster moving forward."

The Browns, who have gone through 24 starting quarterbacks since 1999, did their homework on Goff and Wentz. Jackson attended pro day workouts for both QBs and the team hosted the players for visits. But when it came time to entertain making one of them the face of their franchise, the Browns punted.

While Goff and Wentz are the consensus first-tier quarterbacks, Jackson made it clear that they might not be the two best in the eyes of the Browns.

"Everybody keeps talking about two of the best quarterbacks in the draft," he said. "No one knows that, right? No one really knows that. We will see how it all unfolds here in two or three years and see if we were right or wrong, but I feel very good about where we are and what we are doing."