The Browns seem to enter every draft with a need at quarterback. But this year might be a little different.
Cleveland currently has 2025 draft picks Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel in their quarterback room, along with Deshaun Watson, who is expected to return from his Achilles injuries this year. New head coach Todd Monken has indicated his confidence in that group, though it is unclear who will be the Week 1 starter.
As a result, the Browns are not expected to draft a quarterback this weekend, per ESPN’s Matt Miller. Of course, this was rumored to be the case last year with Cleveland instead looking ahead to the current draft class. Their trade down from the No. 3 pick, which yielded an extra 2026 first-rounder, furthered that belief.
Instead, they drafted Gabriel in the third round and Sanders in the fifth, though the second selection was seen as a value play for a falling prospect. Both started as rookies, but neither made a firm case to carry the job into 2026.
However, this year’s draft class lacks high-end talent, too, after several top prospects elected to stay in college for another year. The Raiders quickly locked onto Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza once they secured the No. 1 pick at the end of the season, and the Browns may understandably prefer to develop their current talent rather than add a second-tier prospect. That will give Gabriel, Sanders, and (theoretically) Watson a chance to prove themselves.
If one emerges as a starter: great! The Browns can focus then their 2027 draft capital on building around him. If not, the 2027 class offers a far richer well of QB talent to draw from that will likely yield better long-term results than this year’s pool of prospects.
As the QB class says at the same time ‘Thank God!!!’.
Makes sense
Build up the roster
Either Sanders/Gabriel show improvement with an improved offense via draft
Or they flounder and Cleveland is back at the drawing board for 2027.
Judkins, Bond, Fanning, Jeudy
Could use another TE behind Fanning, could use another receiver opposite Jeudy making Bond 3rd or 4th. Definitely need tackles.
Wouldn’t surprise me if Cleveland doubled up on tackles
Fano a 6
Lomu at 24
Would be cool to see the two tackles from Utah wind up in Cleveland together
They traded down from 2 to draft Graham NOT 3
I fully expect them to draft a QB to add to the room especially if Andrew Berry sees value in the selection. They’ve had both Ty Simpson and Carson Beck in for 30/30 visits. I don’t expect Simpson but do think Beck is indeed on their board as a replacement for Gabriel who they could then trade…..
Trade for what – a bag of peanuts lmao? They’d be lucky to get a conditional 7th for him.
There are teams interested in Gabriel
If they draft a QB, it will be third round or later, and it will be Allar or Beck. And he’ll be there to sit and learn, unless of course everyone gets hurt again.
They’ve shown no interest in Allar to my knowledge…they definitely need an upgrade over Gabriel and Watson
Maybe a round 7 dart throw.