Overview

• Shedeur Sanders delivered a 77 percent completion rate and nine touchdowns during OTAs and minicamp, earning praise for his work ethic despite primarily working with the backups.
• Rookie Dillon Gabriel and Kenny Pickett logged the most first-team snaps in spring practices, reflecting contrasting development strategies between confidence building and fast-tracking.
• FanDuel Sportsbook currently lists Joe Flacco as the favorite to win the Week 1 starting job, followed by Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.
• Coach Kevin Stefanski emphasized that the Browns remain in the installation phase and will defer any depth chart decisions until training camp and the preseason.
• Analyst James Jones urged the Browns to start Sanders in Week 1 if his preseason performance mirrors his practice form, underscoring the rookie’s long-term potential.