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The Cleveland Browns have added to their already crowded quarterback room.
In the sixth round, just a year after taking both Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders while waiting on Deshaun Watson’s health, they selected Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green.
The Browns’ quarterback room was so crowded last year that Week 1 starter Joe Flacco was traded during the season. Sure, the Browns did it to get a look at their young talent, but they also had Kenny Pickett last offseason traded.
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Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Taylen Green walks onto the field before a game against the Missouri Tigers at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas on November 29, 2025. (Nelson Chenault/Imagn Images)
Last year, the Browns drafted Gabriel out of Oregon in the third round, and Sanders had an unprecedented free fall. However, they ended up taking Sanders in the fifth round as well.
Gabriel got the nod after Flacco was traded, but after suffering a concussion, Sanders replaced him and stayed at his post after earning his first NFL start.
The quarterback play for Cleveland was poor throughout the season regardless of who was taking the snaps, ranking 31st in completion percentage (57.89%) and passing yards per game (165.1). So maybe the Browns want to find a diamond in the rough.
Cleveland Browns quarterbacks Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel attend rookie minicamp on May 10, 2025 in Berea, Ohio. (Jeff Lange/USA TODAY NETWORK)
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Meanwhile, Watson’s $230 million contract finally expires after this season. The Browns, who have openly admitted regret over the monster trade and deal, restructured his contract last month for the third time in about a year.
Sanders projects to be the front-runner to start Week 1, but he didn’t exactly run with the job, so there’s definitely an open competition — which is apparently even more open now.
In four seasons as a starter at both Boise State and Arkansas, Green completed 60.1% of his passes for 9,662 yards, 59 touchdowns and 35 interceptions. He led the SEC with 13.7 yards per carry. completions this past season and led the Mountain West in the same category (14.5) in 2023.
Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Taylen Green looks to pass the ball against the LSU Tigers during the second half at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Nov. 15, 2025. (Stephen Lew/Imagn Images)
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He threw a career-high 19 touchdowns for the Razorbacks this past season.
