Rumors out of Cleveland indicate the Browns are simply not sold on Shedeur Sanders as a franchise quarterback and are fielding trade calls for the second-year QB ahead of training camp. Despite taking initial first-team minicamp reps, Sanders remains locked in a fluid depth chart battle with Deshaun Watson after averaging a paltry 11.9 Fantasy Points Per Game across eight games last season.
It is a major concern for Sanders’ dynasty lifetime value that the front office is hesitant to anchor their future to a passer who paired a 78.2 College QBR with an NFL-long 3.08-second average time to throw in 2026. Traded or not, Sanders remains a priority stash in superflex fantasy football dynasty leagues and will continue to be a polarizing QB prospect for the foreseeable future.
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Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken welcomed a future meeting with Deion Sanders, publicly praising second-year quarterback Shedeur Sanders for his dedicated offseason work ethic stating, “First of all, I can’t wait. I’ve got a lot of respect for Coach Sanders, obviously as a player, but also what he’s done as a coach, and obviously he’s done a great job with Shedeur as a father.” This coaching alignment matters because Sanders is locked in a direct training camp battle with Deshaun Watson to secure the team’s starting role for the 2026 season.
Todd Monken also said he won’t name a starting quarterback coming out of minicamp. While Watson possesses the veteran contract, Sanders offers fresh upside demonstrated by a 40-point performance vs. Tennessee in 2025 as well as a 69.3-percent completion percentage during his collegiate career. Watson is the favorite for early-season snaps, but Coach Sanders will be working behind the scenes to ensure that Shedeur Sanders is given an opportunity to perform at the NFL level again in 2026.
The propaganda campaign out of Cleveland is growing louder that Deshaun Watson will actually get the first crack at the starting job. Despite throwing for a meager 3,365 yards across 19 total games with the Browns and returning from dual Achilles tears, Todd Monken is dusting off tired offensive concepts in an attempt to salvage Watson’s career.
Unfortunately, Monken cannot ressurect peak DeAndre Hopkins and Will Fuller. Watson’s massive contract dictates that he will temporarily suppress the rookie’s breakout momentum to open the 2026 season, but his play style is from a different era, and his arm and legs are shot.
Meanwhile, second-year signal-caller Shedeur Sanders lurks with a superior 90th-percentile College QBR of 78.2. Sanders is a dynasty superflex sleeper as he is the favorite to be under center in the second half as the Browns not-so-tactfully tank for Arch Manning in 2027.
The Cleveland Browns a quarterback at No. 182 in Taylen Green, an athletic marvel with a 43.5-inch vertical and a 4.37-second 40-yard dash. Green scored a 9.99 Relative Athletic Score and a solid 19.9 Breakout Age, proving he possesses the “cheat code” dual-threat profile—verified by his historic 777 rushing yards at Arkansas—to completely wreck defensive game plans.
In dynasty Superflex formats, Green is an interesting late round flier or taxi squad add, as the expectation is that Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson will compete for the starting job for Todd Monken’s Browns.
The 2026 NFL Draft will be here before we know it! This draft class of quarterbacks is considered one of the weakest in a long time. Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza is the only current quarterback that is worthy of a 1st round pick, especially since Oregon’s Dante Moore has decided to return for another year.
The Senior Bowl is very important for these other quarterbacks to showcase their skills and knowledge to NFL scouts at one location. For one reason or another these 6 quarterbacks were not considered top picks in the draft. These quarterbacks includes Diego Pavia (Vanderbilt), Luke Altmeyer ( Illinois), Cole Payton (North Dakota State), Garrett Nussmeyer ( LSU), Sawyer Robinson (Baylor), and Taylen Green (Arkansa).
The Senior Bowl will be make or break for all of these players, impressing the scouts will go a long way in prolonging their career at NFL quarterback. Keep your eye out for more information during and after the Senior Bowl to see how each player has done to improve their stock?
Author, Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
