Many within the Cleveland Browns fanbase do not like Shedeur Sanders, predominantly because of his dad and little to do with his play, but he may just be their ideal player in the 2025 NFL draft.
With him and Miami’s Cam Ward being the only two quarterbacks worthy of a first round pick in this year’s NFL draft, the Browns may not have a ton of options at the position this offseason. However, Sanders’ accuracy and ability to play in structure may just fit him in like a glove with head coach Kevin Stefanski.
PFF’s Jordan Plocher and Josh Liskiewitz agree. In their article pairing one prospect for each of the 32 NFL teams, it was Sanders who fell into the most ideal fit for the Browns. Here is what they had to say:
“Everyone in Cleveland would prefer to just sweep the whole Deshaun Watson experiment under the rug and move on. The Sheduer Sanders selection allows the team, the fans and the city to move on toward the future. Sanders is a highly accurate quarterback, as his 81.6 adjusted completion percentage ranked No.1 among FBS quarterbacks with an 8.0-yard average depth of target. Sanders is a multiple-year starter who should be able to start from the beginning of his career if Watson starts the season on the physically unable to perform list.”
There is no doubt that Sanders is the most accurate quarterback in the class, and by a comfortable margin. According to Daft on Draft’s Weighted On-Target Percentage metric, Sanders leads the class with a number of 73.26 percent. Going back to last year, this would have been the second-highest in last year’s class, behind only the likely NFL Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels.
Miami’s Cam Ward sits with a number of 61.21, and Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart and Will Howard sit with a nearly identical Weighted On-Target Percentage of right around 65 percent. The average among all quarterbacks charted over the last three years sits at 64 percent.
If the Browns draft Sanders, who would fit in what the Browns want to get back to offensively, they would be getting the best quarterback in the class.
