The Browns are adding another quarterback to the mix. The team will select Arkansas’ Taylen Green with the 182nd pick, insider Jordan Schultz reports.
The Browns spent two picks on quarterbacks a year ago, when they took Dillon Gabriel in the third round and Shedeur Sanders in the fifth. Even though Gabriel went before Sanders, the latter is now higher on the depth chart. Sanders and Deshaun Watson, who missed all of 2025 after re-rupturing his Achilles, are expected to compete for the starting job this summer.
If it is down to Sanders versus Watson, Green could vie with Gabriel for the third-string gig. For now, general manager Andrew Berry intends to move forward with all four signal-callers (via Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN).
Known for his impressive blend of size and athleticism, the 6-foot-6, 227-pound Green put on a show at the Combine. Green’s 4.36-second 40-yard dash, 43 1/2-inch vertical leap and 11-foot-2 broad jump lead all QBs since 2003, per Oyefusi . While Green’s athleticism could translate at another position, Berry has no plans to move him away from his current spot (via Mike Garafolo of NFL Network).
“He’s playing quarterback,” Berry insisted. “He’s playing quarterback.”
With 46 college starts, Green is entering the NFL with a solid amount of experience. He spent his first three years at Boise State before transferring to Arkansas in 2024. As a passer, the 23-year-old wrapped up his college career with a 60.1% completion rate and 59 touchdowns. He was a huge threat on the ground, having averaged 5.2 yards per rush and added 35 scores on 458 attempts. During Green’s two years with the Razorbacks, he racked up the most plays of 20-plus yards of anyone at the college level. However, he paired his big-play ability with severe turnover issues. Green threw 35 interceptions in college. Twenty of those came at Arkansas, where he also lost 17 fumbles.
Despite his flaws, Green is an intriguing Day 3 dart throw for a Cleveland franchise starved for a solution at the game’s most important position. The Browns were not expected to draft a signal-caller this year, but after addressing other needs with their first eight picks, they deemed Green worthy of a late-round flier.
Whoa lmao
He’s definitely an NFL caliber athlete and he might be an NFL player, but I don’t think he’s an NFL quarterback.
Gabriel needs to get moved
Gabriel to the Packers. I’m sure he has requested a trade out of that dumpster fire
The ball security issues are so severe, I don’t understand why the Browns drafted Green as a QB. I don’t think he maps to any other spot either, as fumbles are unwelcome from WR and TE’s too. He’s not going to play guard with his 4.3 speed. Green is a ball handler and the first thing he has to do is hang on to the ball.