Kenny Pickett is main the race within the Cleveland Browns’ quarterback competitors in opposition to Joe Flacco, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel.
In March, the Browns traded a 2025 fifth-rounder and quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson so as to add Pickett to the roster.
Pickett, 26, was chosen with the twentieth total decide within the 2022 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers and in his two years there went 14-10 as a starter.
He tallied 4,474 passing yards with a 62.6 completion share, throwing 13 landing passes and 13 interceptions earlier than being moved to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024 the place he served as a backup to Jalen Hurts.
Coming into the ultimate 12 months of his rookie contract, Pickett is the early favourite for the beginning job in Cleveland as Deshaun Watson continues his restoration from an achilles harm.
Gabriel and Sanders, chosen within the third and fifth spherical of the draft respectively, will not be anticipated see a lot taking part in time, if in any respect by means of the early phases of their careers.
It was anticipated the veteran Flacco, 40, would start the season as QB1 however momentum appears to be swinging in Pickett’s favor approaching OTAs and the necessary minicamp.
Flacco, a former Tremendous Bowl MVP with the Baltimore Ravens, performed with the Indianapolis Colts final season and shared the beginning function with Anthony Richardson.
Of the 4 Browns QBs, give a % likelihood that every begins week 1…. @TonyGrossi says:
Joe Flacco – 45%
Kenny Pickett – 40%
Shedeur Sanders – 7.5%
Dillon Gabriel – 7.5% pic.twitter.com/h0fh15YqXs— ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) Could 19, 2025
Expectations are as soon as once more low for the Browns heading into the 2025 season with sportsbooks handing Cleveland the perfect odds of getting the worst common season report within the NFL.
Their wins line sits at 4.5 and Kevin Stefanski’s facet are thought of an excessive longshot to succeed in the postseason after going 3-14 final 12 months, the joint-worst report with the Tennessee Titans and New York Giants.
Regardless of the most recent reviews, Flacco (-120) remains to be odds-on with sportsbooks to begin on Week 1 forward of Pickett (+300), Sanders (+400), Gabriel (+900) and Watson (+3000).