CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Browns head of football operations Sashi Brown admitted Wednesday he's game for trading up from No. 12 -- and although he wouldn't confirm it, the target is presumably quarterback Mitch Trubisky.

"We are open to it,'' Brown said during his pre-draft press conference. "Generally, we value picks. We think no matter how prepared you are there is always a lot of uncertainty in the draft. Every team misses. We're not going to be different in that regard. We like young talent.

"We've said the draft is going to be the pipeline. We don't want to get into a habit of turning two picks into one, so to speak. We just don't think that is a good way to do business over time.

"We have studied this around the league, and it's just our inclination. It doesn't mean that if there is a player there we might not go take a shot. We think we're positioned to be able to do that without impacting our draft much."

The Browns, who have eight picks in the first two rounds in 2017 and 2018, have plenty of draft capital to spend if they want to come out of this draft with Myles Garrett at No. 1 and Trubisky with their next pick. They have No. 12 from the Eagles trade last year, but might have to trade up to get Trubisky.

Trubisky, the Mentor, Ohio, native, could go in the top 10, or could tumble to the twenties. No one knows for sure, but if the Browns want him, they might have to seize the moment.

At the NFL owners meeting last month, Brown admitted he'll do what it takes to land that elusive franchise quarterback.

"We've shown we want to be aggressive and that doesn't necessarily mean that something's going to get done,'' he said. "We don't want to force things just to have things happen, but we are going to stay aggressive at quarterback as we will all positions.''

That doesn't mean, however, that he'll pursue a veteran quarterback such as a Jimmy Garoppolo or AJ McCarron. Asked if he'll try to trade for a veteran on draft weekend, Brown said, "No.''

Before draft weekend then?

"Could we in theory? Yes,'' he said. "But are we planning on it or is that the plan? No."

That means the Browns will focus on a rookie, and if they can't land Trubisky, they'll likely consider Deshaun Watson or Patrick Mahomes. During Brown's press conference, walterfootball.com reported the Jets have already engaged in trade talks with the Browns about moving down from No. 6 to No. 12.

Brown refused to comment on the report, but Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan told reporters recently that he'd like to deal the No. 6.

"Every draft I've been in I've always wanted to acquire more picks," he said. "I think the one thing for ourselves, we'd like to move back and acquire more picks in this draft if possible. We're open for business in every round. If someone wants to move up in any particular round, call us up."

It's likely the Browns have done just that to test the waters before the draft next Thursday. Although the Jets also need a quarterback, they're not believed to have their sights set on Trubisky.

The Titans at No. 5 have made it clear they're ready to move out of the pick too. The Browns, of course, traded down with the Titans last year from No. 8 to No. 15, where they landed receiver Corey Coleman.

"It's got to be a two-way street,'' Titans general manager Jon Robinson said at the NFL Combine. "We've got to have somebody that wants to move up to that spot. But like I said last year, we're open for business and willing to have discussions. We're just trying to put ourselves in position to improve the football team."

So, it appears the Browns will have a good chance of landing both Garrett and Trubisky, providing the 49ers don't take Trubisky at No. 2 or another team doesn't jump ahead of them. The Bears at No. 3 are set with Mike Glennon, and the Jaguars at No. 4 have Blake Bortles.

The Browns have spent a lot of time with Trubisky and are believed to like him ahead of the other QB prospects.

"A positive young man, bright, very competitive and brings kind of a lunchbox, blue-collar mentality to the position,'' said Brown. "We were impressed by him."

He didn't feel the need to harp on the hometown thing in their meetings.

"No, I think Mitch seems to be a pretty mature kid,'' he said. "All the quarterbacks were - (Notre Dame DeShone) Kizer, (Clemson QB Deshuan) Watson, (Texas Tech QB Patrick) Mahomes (II), (California QB) Davis (Webb) who we had down at the Senior Bowl - all of them really mature young men and I think would handle themselves well, whether they were in their home environment or they were on the road."

He's not necessarily bugged by Trubisky's 13 starts the way Cardinals coach Bruce Arians is.

"Not going to comment on Mitch's history,'' Brown said. "We appreciate Bruce's expertise. First, let me say that. Certainly, I think you'd like to be able to look back on as many games as you can, and it is no mystery that Mitch hasn't played in a lot of them."

Trubisky's bulk of experience coming in the spread also wouldn't be a dealbreaker.

"If the quarterback has the physical talent to produce, has the work ethic, has the preparation and then most importantly has the aptitude, it may take him a little longer," Brown said, "but those guys typically do have success in the NFL."