The race for QB1 over at Cleveland continues to heat up at the Browns training camp as Shedeur Sanders, Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel and Kenny Pickett compete for that starting spot.
ESPN Cleveland has released each of their combined training camp stats, with Sanders leading in touchdowns with six and had no interceptions.
The Browns are off tomorrow. Here’s how all 4 QBs have performed through 9 training camp practices.
Kenny Pickett has not done team drills since last week due to a hamstring. Shedeur Sanders missed one practice of team reps with arm soreness. pic.twitter.com/4AezmRgJQV
— ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) August 2, 2025
ESPN did note that Pickett was out last week due to a hamstring injury while Shedeur Sanders, the son of Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders, also missed one practice due to arm soreness. This did not stop Sanders from continuing to impress at Akron.
This new report has had fans talking, with many rooting for Sanders to be the Browns’ next QB1 for the 2025 season.
“Kenny and Gabriel both can go,” suggested one fan on X.
“Sanders is clearly QB1!” another wrote.
“Training camp stats are dumb. But start Sanders anyway 😅” added another fan.
“Just look how Gabriel was in Oklahoma & Oregon, compared to Shedeur stats. Its not even close. Gab had a great program set up, shedeur didnt. Shedeur is way way better than Gab., its not even for debate!!” one fan pointed out.
“Gabriel getting reps ahead of Sheduer is criminal,” said another fan.
However, fans of the other quarterbacks were also hyping their guys up.
“Man, if they don’t stop wasting time giving reps away to Dillon Gabriel. Flacco should start the season, and Shedeur should be QB2… bring him in at week 5 if they have a losing record with Flacco,” another fan suggested.
“Gabriel has proven himself out. Pickett has proven himself out. Sanders as the eventual starter should be getting all those reps by Monday,” said another person.
“100% starting Pickett. This is the Browns we are talking about,” a fan commented.
The race for the QB1 spot has not even started yet, though Shedeur Sanders fans have been questioning why Dillon Gabriel is getting more reps than Sanders.
Fans Pick Shedeur Sanders for Cleveland Browns’ QB1
Meanwhile, as fans continued to debate who should be the Browns QB1, the “How Hard Is It To Answer?” X page asked fans who they think should be the starting quarterback. Fans overwhelmingly answered Shedeur Sanders.
Ok, who should be the Browns QB1 as of right now?
— How Hard Is It To Answer? (@AnswerThePoll_) August 2, 2025
Of the 1,409 votes (as of writing), 79.7% of fans say it should be Shedeur Sanders, with wily veteran Joe Flacco at second with 17.1% of the votes. 1.7% say it should be Dillon Gabriel, while 1.5% say it should be Kenny Pickett. So far, however, many analysts believe that Pickett might likely be the QB1, whether fans like it or not.
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