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The Cleveland Browns have expanded their already crowded quarterback room.
In the sixth round, just a year after taking away Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders pending the health of Deshaun Watson, 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. Of course, the Browns did this to get a glimpse of their young talent, but they also had Kenny Pickett last offseason who was traded.
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Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Taylen Green takes 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 took Gabriel out of Oregon in the third round, and Sanders went on an unprecedented free fall. However, they ended up taking Sanders in the fifth round as well.
Gabriel got the nod after the Flacco trade, but after suffering a concussion, Sanders replaced him and remained at his position after winning his first NFL start.
Quarterback play for Cleveland was poor throughout the season regardless of who was taking 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 participate in rookie minicamp on May 10, 2025 in Berea, Ohio. (Jeff Lange/USA TODAY NETWORK)
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Meanwhile, Watson’s $230 million contract will ultimately expire after this season. The Browns, who have openly admitted to regretting the monster trade and deal, restructured his contract last month for the third time in about a year.
Sanders appears to be the favorite to start week one, but he hasn’t exactly run away with the job, so there’s definitely an open contest — which is apparently even more open now.
In four seasons as a starter at Boise State and Arkansas, Green completed 60.1 percent of his passes for 9,662 yards, 59 touchdowns and 35 interceptions. He led the SEC with 13.7 yards per completion last season and led the Mountain West in that 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 November 15, 2025. (Stephen Lew/Imagn Images)
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He threw a career-high 19 touchdowns for the Razorbacks last season.
