Recently, after Shedeur Sanders’ impressive preseason debut, The Athletic’s Browns expert Zac Jackson was asked to predict the Browns’ starting QB for Week 1. Despite Sanders’ strong showing, Jackson’s answer came as no surprise.

Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders had a strong preseason debut, but it didn't do anything to change the team's positional ranking.

Many questioned the Cleveland Browns after they drafted Dillon Gabriel in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft back in April and Shedeur Sanders two rounds later. With Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett already on the roster, the Browns were seemingly of the philosophy that one can never have too many quarterbacks.