Browns add Taylen Green, QB room crowded
- The Cleveland Browns used the first pick of the sixth round Saturday to draft Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green at No. 182, adding a fourth passer to a roster already carrying Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel. - Green arrives as a 6-foot-5, 227-pound project with rare testing numbers: a 4.36-second 40-yard dash, 43.5-inch vertical and 11-foot-2 broad jump, plus 5,868 passing yards in two Arkansas seasons. - Cleveland had already declared its quarterback job open under new coach Todd Monken, and Green is another entrant in that competition. (clevelandbrowns.com)
The Browns added another quarterback Saturday, drafting Arkansas passer Taylen Green with pick No. 182 in the sixth round. (clevelandbrowns.com) (nfl.com) Green joins a room that already included Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel. Cleveland became the first team in 15 years to draft three quarterbacks across a two-draft span. (espn.com) (clevelandbrowns.com) The Browns took Green with the first pick of Round 6 after he started 24 of 25 games at Arkansas from 2024 to 2025. He completed 428 of 707 passes for 5,868 yards and 34 touchdowns there after transferring from Boise State. (clevelandbrowns.com) His draft case is built as much on testing as tape. At 6-foot-5 and 227 pounds, Green ran a 4.36-second 40-yard dash, posted a 43.5-inch vertical and an 11-foot-2 broad jump at the 2026 scouting combine. (nfl.com) (sports.yahoo.com) General manager Andrew Berry called Green a “very mature young man” with “rare physical gifts,” and said Cleveland will keep him at quarterback. Berry also said Green needs “some polish” and will be added “to the mix in terms of competition.” (clevelandbrowns.com) (nfl.com) That competition was already open before the draft. In February, new head coach Todd Monken said, “I think it’s an open competition,” adding there was not enough recent film to declare a clear starter “internally or externally.” (clevelandbrowns.com) Monken’s comments came with Watson returning from an Achilles injury that cost him the 2025 season, while Sanders and Gabriel entered Year 2 after both made starts as rookies. Sanders started the final seven games of his rookie season, according to the team. (clevelandbrowns.com) (nfl.com) Outside evaluators see Green as a developmental player, not an immediate answer. NFL.com noted his long throwing motion and risky decisions, while Yahoo Sports said his early path could include specialized packages as he develops. (nfl.com) (sports.yahoo.com) So Cleveland leaves the 2026 draft with the same question it brought into it: who takes the first meaningful snap at quarterback. Green is the newest name in that line, not the end of it. (espn.com) (clevelandbrowns.com)
