The Cleveland Browns released their first depth chart of the 2025 season on Monday and it’s not going to make Shedeur Sanders fans very happy. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Sanders was listed as the fourth-string quarterback. The Colorado product came in behind veteran Joe Flacco (No. 1), former first-round pick Kenny Pickett (No. 2) […]
The Cleveland Browns released their first depth chart of the 2025 season on Monday and it’s not going to make Shedeur Sanders fans very happy. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Sanders was listed as the fourth-string quarterback.
The Colorado product came in behind veteran Joe Flacco (No. 1), former first-round pick Kenny Pickett (No. 2) and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel (No. 3). Of course, there’s still plenty of time to go before the regular season kicks off, but it doesn’t bode well for Sanders.
Sanders was at one point projected to be a first-round draft pick with some analysts even declaring him the best QB in the 2025 class. However, he fell far below those predictions before the Browns drafted him in the fifth round.
By the time Sanders was taken, five other quarterbacks had already been selected. That included Gabriel, who went in the third round.
Sanders put up huge numbers this past season at Colorado while playing for his father, NFL legend Deion Sanders. He led the FBS with a 74% completion rate to go along with 4,134 yards passing and 37 touchdowns to 10 interceptions.
But despite those statistics, something was holding teams back from pulling the trigger on drafting him. He now enters the year with a lot to prove, but right now it looks like he still has a long way to go.
The competition is only getting more intense after it was reported Monday that Cleveland added a fifth quarterback to its roster with the signing of Tyler Huntley. The move was made in light of minor injuries to Gabriel, Pickett and Sanders.
Through camp, the quarterbacks have been splitting reps, and Sanders had not taken many with the first team as of last week when he met with reporters. When asked about it, he said that’s the coaching staff’s decision.
“I don’t think that’s my place to answer, to give the answer to that,” Sanders said. “I feel like that it’s not in my control, so I’m not going to think about that or even have that in my thought process of why it is.
“There’s a lot of people who want to have the opportunity to be at this level, and I’m here and I’m thankful to have the opportunity. So, whenever that is, that is.”
Shedeur Sanders will still likely get plenty of playing time when the Browns kick off their first preseason game Friday against the Carolina Panthers. Perhaps he can do enough in that contest to show his coaches he deserves to move up a spot or two.
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