Dawgs By Nature
The Cleveland Browns have officially announced that Shedeur Sanders will be the starter for the remainder of the 2025 season. With the Browns now giving Sanders a genuine opportunity to prove himself as the starter, their outlook for the 2026 quarterback plan may be shifting. With four weeks to go in the season, what would the team need to see from Sanders to commit to him as the future and not draft a first-round quarterback in the 2026 draft?
Sanders has already shown significant improvement in his limited starts this season — and Kevin Stefanski has said he’s highly encouraged by Sanders’ development, noting steady, consistent progress. For him to stay on this path, he must show growth in decision-making, quick processing in high-pressure situations, and better avoidance of significant turnovers.
Many rookie quarterbacks struggle with making good decisions under pressure at the NFL level because the game moves so much faster than it did in college. It takes time to get used to this change of pace, and if Sanders can continue to get more comfortable with making the right reads when the pocket collapses, Cleveland will have more confidence in his ability to lead this team moving forward.
Let me know what you think in the comments – What do the Browns need to see from Sanders in the final four games to not draft a QB in 2026?
