2025 Pass/Rush Stats
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1400
TD
7
INT
10
YDS
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2026 Fantasy Outlook
The No. 3 quarterback in Cleveland to begin last season, Sanders moved up the depth chart to eventually take the starting job by Week 12 after the trade of Joe Flacco and the injury and ineffectiveness of fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel. He had one big game (against bottom-feeder Tennessee) but that was one of only two games in which he had more TD passes than interceptions. Although an accurate collegiate passer, Sanders finished last in the league (min. 200 attempts) in both on-target percentage (63.7) and completion percentage (56.6) last season. He will compete with Gabriel, Deshaun Watson, who missed all last season with an Achilles injury, and sixth-round pick Taylen Green to start this season. Gabriel is likely to be traded, Green is a project (though with great rushing ability) and if Watson isn’t healthy, or just flat-lines, Sanders will start. Cleveland’s offseason overhaul might give him a better chance to succeed. The Browns have five new offensive line starters, drafted wide receivers KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston in the first and second rounds, respectively, and have a new head coach in Todd Monken. Quality tight end Harold Fannin is the best returning receiver. But Sanders doesn’t add much with his legs, so his fantasy value will be capped. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a four-year, $4.65 million contract with the Browns in May of 2025.
Losing ground to Watson?
Coach Todd Monken hopes to identify the Browns' starting QB by the end of the team's minicamp June 9-11, according to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Sanders and Deshaun Watson are considered the top two candidates to land the job.
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Per Cabot, Watson reportedly emerged from the team's voluntary minicamp last week with an edge over Sanders, which may give the veteran signal caller the inside track to the assignment, but Sanders does have time to make up ground before Monken makes the call. Also in Cleveland's QB mix are 2025 third-rounder Dillon Gabriel and 2026 sixth-rounder Taylen Green, but Cabot suggests that they will largely be vying for the developmental third spot on the roster. In any case, this is a job competition worth closely monitoring in the coming weeks/months, with the Browns slated to approach the coming campaign with an intriguing group of pass-catchers that includes returning WRs Jerry Jeudy, Cedric Tillman and Isaiah Bond, along with TE Harold Fannin,as well as a pair of talented rookie wideouts in KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston.
Per Cabot, Watson reportedly emerged from the team's voluntary minicamp last week with an edge over Sanders, which may give the veteran signal caller the inside track to the assignment, but Sanders does have time to make up ground before Monken makes the call. Also in Cleveland's QB mix are 2025 third-rounder Dillon Gabriel and 2026 sixth-rounder Taylen Green, but Cabot suggests that they will largely be vying for the developmental third spot on the roster. In any case, this is a job competition worth closely monitoring in the coming weeks/months, with the Browns slated to approach the coming campaign with an intriguing group of pass-catchers that includes returning WRs Jerry Jeudy, Cedric Tillman and Isaiah Bond, along with TE Harold Fannin,as well as a pair of talented rookie wideouts in KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston.
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Sanders’ fall was the story of the draft, with various theories offered to explain why. In a nutshell, his slide to the fifth round means the league believes his raw talent isn't overwhelming enough to overcome his flaws, making him a likely backup at best. Sanders had an FBS-high 74.0 completion percentage last season, and he threw 64 touchdowns against just 13 interceptions during two seasons as Colorado's starter. He’s an accurate passer, but with merely average arm strength, and he's surprisingly slow for the son of Deion Sanders. Even so, Cleveland’s QB situation gives Sanders a chance to start. Dillon Gabriel, the Browns’ third-round pick, is undersized and without an elite trait. Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett are the veteran options, at least until Deshaun Watson returns from Achilles' surgery (which may not happen until late in the season, if at all). The situation gives Sanders a shot at Year 1 playing time despite his draft-day slide, but arm strength and mobility look like limiting factors for fantasy value even if he proves competent as a pro.
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First up for spring reps
Sanders started Cleveland's first 11-on-11 team period at voluntary minicamp Tuesday, though he rotated reps with fellow QBs Deshaun Watson and Dillon Gabriel, Kelsey Russo of the Browns' official site reports.
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Set to compete for starting job
Coach Todd Monken noted Tuesday that QB reps during the Browns' offseason workout program competition won't necessarily be evenly divided between Sanders, Deshaun Watson and Dillon Gabriel, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN reports.
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Part of competition
Sanders will be among the candidates to start at quarterback for the Browns in 2026, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
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Quiet in Week 18 win
Sanders completed 11 of 22 passes for 111 yards without a touchdown or an interception in Sunday's 20-18 win over the Bengals. He also lost a fumble.
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One TD pass in win
Sanders completed 17 of 23 passes for 186 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in Sunday's 13-6 win over the Steelers. He added four rushes for 20 yards.
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Browns draft two WRs in top 40
The Browns drafted wide receivers KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston with picks 24 and 39 in the 2026 NFL Draft, adding two key pass catchers to an offense that could be quarterbacked by Sanders.
ANALYSIS
Sanders is competing with Deshaun Watson for the starting quarterback role, though Dillon Gabriel and rookie sixth-round pick Taylen Green could also enter the starting mix if they stand out during training camp and preseason play. Whomever starts under center in Cleveland will have two new young wide receivers to work with after the Browns didn't get much production from the position in 2025. Jerry Jeudy had 602 receiving yards to pace the position, while no other Browns wideout exceeded 338 receiving yards during the 2025 season.
Sanders is competing with Deshaun Watson for the starting quarterback role, though Dillon Gabriel and rookie sixth-round pick Taylen Green could also enter the starting mix if they stand out during training camp and preseason play. Whomever starts under center in Cleveland will have two new young wide receivers to work with after the Browns didn't get much production from the position in 2025. Jerry Jeudy had 602 receiving yards to pace the position, while no other Browns wideout exceeded 338 receiving yards during the 2025 season.