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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. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a four-year, $4.65 million contract with the Browns in May of 2025.
Remains third on depth chart
Sanders will remain the Browns' No. 3 quarterback for Sunday's game against the Vikings in London, while Dillon Gabriel moves into the starting role and Joe Flacco serves as his top backup, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Though Flacco will head to the bench after going 1-3 as a starter and averaging just 5.1 yards per attempt and posting a 2:6 TD:INT through the Browns' first four games, he's still on track to remain active Sunday as Gabriel's top understudy. With that in mind, Sanders is poised to be a healthy inactive for the fifth straight game as the team's emergency No. 3 quarterback, though he could eventually usurp Flacco for the No. 2 role or potentially supplant Gabriel as the starter later on in the season.
Though Flacco will head to the bench after going 1-3 as a starter and averaging just 5.1 yards per attempt and posting a 2:6 TD:INT through the Browns' first four games, he's still on track to remain active Sunday as Gabriel's top understudy. With that in mind, Sanders is poised to be a healthy inactive for the fifth straight game as the team's emergency No. 3 quarterback, though he could eventually usurp Flacco for the No. 2 role or potentially supplant Gabriel as the starter later on in the season.
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Serving as emergency QB again
Sanders (coach's decision) is inactive and designated as Cleveland's emergency third quarterback for Sunday's Week 2 game against Baltimore.
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Designated as emergency QB
Sanders (coach's decision) is inactive but designated as the emergency third quarterback for Sunday's game against the Bengals, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
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Beginning season as No. 3 QB
Coach Kevin Stefanski noted Thursday that Sanders is in line to be the Browns' emergency third QB on game days, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
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Beginning season as No. 3 option
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Tuesday that Dillon Gabriel will work as the top backup to Joe Flacco to begin the regular season, leaving Sanders in the No. 3 role, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.
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Poor showing in preseason finale
Sanders completed three of six passes for 14 yards in Saturday's 19-17 preseason win over the Rams.
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May not see field in 2025
Diana Russini of The Athletic doesn't believe that Sanders will see regular-season action in 2025 unless Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel were to miss time.
ANALYSIS
Sanders showed a glimpse of his potential during the Browns' preseason opener against the Panthers, when he completed 14 of 23 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns. He didn't play in Cleveland's second preseason contest due to an oblique injury, and after a poor performance in the preseason finale he was officially named as the Browns' QB3 behind Flacco and Gabriel to start the season, with Kenny Pickett being shipped to the Raiders in late August. Russini relays that the Browns value Flacco's experience and Gabriel's development, which makes it an uphill battle for Sanders to see any playing time during his rookie season.
Sanders showed a glimpse of his potential during the Browns' preseason opener against the Panthers, when he completed 14 of 23 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns. He didn't play in Cleveland's second preseason contest due to an oblique injury, and after a poor performance in the preseason finale he was officially named as the Browns' QB3 behind Flacco and Gabriel to start the season, with Kenny Pickett being shipped to the Raiders in late August. Russini relays that the Browns value Flacco's experience and Gabriel's development, which makes it an uphill battle for Sanders to see any playing time during his rookie season.