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Shedeur Sanders is the big name but what about Cam Ward and who is Kurtis Rourke?
Like leaves during the fall, things can change quickly. Going into the season, many fans (and most of our DBN staff) had brimming optimism and excitement about what the Cleveland Browns could do after a promising 2023 campaign.
Fast forward to today, the team sits at 2-7 with their playoff hope all but officially dashed and will now look forward to evaluating what they have and making decisions. Mainly, the quarterback decision.
Let’s get this out of the way. Quarterback Deshaun Watson’s tenure in Cleveland should be over, it didn’t work out and the team needs to move on.
When you evaluate the QBs of the 2025 NFL Draft class, it’s a pretty weak class. The Browns will have slim pickings in terms of who they want. Which QB should the Browns draft? Which QB should they avoid? Which QB should they take a flyer on? Let’s discuss.
Obviously. Out of all the QBs in this draft class, Colorado Buffs quarterback Shedeur Sanders is the only one the Browns should consider drafting. Sanders is the only quarterback in this class I would give a 1st round grade on.
Everyone should be familiar with Sanders by now. Son of legendary hall of famer and current Colorado Buffs head coach Deion Sanders, Sanders stock has risen tremendously since last season. Again, this QB class isn’t the strongest but Sanders has been more consistent. Sanders has shown the ability to make big-time throws, play with anticipation and timing and can stand in the pocket and take punishment:
Sanders has some flaws. He will often take unnecessary sacks and as terms of his mobility, it’s limited. People will have other issues with Sanders that aren’t necessarily football-related (which I think are valid in some areas but sometimes silly in others).
As far as if Deion doesn’t want his son to play in Cleveland and play somewhere such as Las Vegas, we really don’t know what he wants. Knowing how Deion is and how he moves, if his son were to go to Cleveland and leads them to success that would be a huge story (look at what is going on at Colorado).
Sanders would fit in a Kevin Stefanski offense and Stefanski gets the QB he wants.
Let me be clear here. Miami QB Cam Ward is a talented player. He’s playing exceptionally. However, he is someone that the Browns shouldn’t consider drafting.
Why? His play-style.
When you watch Ward play, his ability to create out of structure, amazing arm talent and high-end athletic ability draws comparisons to many current star quarterbacks (i.e Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen to some degree). This may come as controversial to some, but Ward’s style reminds me of another quarterback that people loved in the draft cycle a few...
