The Cleveland Browns haven’t been able to see Dillon Gabriel elevate above Kenny Pickett in their four-man quarterback competition. As for the team’s other rookie QB, Shedeur Sanders, he hasn’t been able to escape fourth place on the depth chart.
That leaves the Browns in no-man’s land under center heading into the 2025 season.
For better or for worse, Pro Football & Sports Network's Mark Stolte believes Cleveland will “risk it for the biscuit” to draft someone like South Carolina Gamecocks football stud LaNorris Sellers next April.
“The Cleveland Browns are taking a gamble here on LaNorris Sellers. With all his faults, Sellers still ranked 82nd of 156 in adjusted completion percentage at 74.6% — something neither Josh Allen nor Anthony Richardson even came close to hitting as full-time starters,” Stolte said.
“With a more accurate starting point and that same freak athleticism, the Browns can risk it for the biscuit with a potentially franchise-changing pick.”
Sellers, like Gabriel and Sanders at Oregon and Colorado, respectively, transformed South Carolina single-handedly. Spencer Rattler wasn’t reaching expectations in Columbia, but Sellers has redefined what the Gamecocks could achieve.
Sellers also possesses more size than Gabriel to withstand tackles in the pros and a more diversified skillset than Sanders, being able to create plays with his feet and show better improvisation after not finding his first read.
Unlike them, Sellers has the profile of a first-round pick.
There may not be much risk involved here for the Browns, other than pissing off Coach Prime or furthering the notion that Gabriel is a “professional backup.”