Shedeur Sanders' Updated Cleveland Browns Training Camp Stats: Top Quarterback?

Rookie Shedeur Sanders is putting up the best team drill statistics in the Cleveland Browns' quarterback competition through nine training camp practices, outperforming Dillon Gabriel, Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett. Has Sanders shown enough to win the job?
Jul 26, 2025; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) looks at a play sheet during training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
Jul 26, 2025; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) looks at a play sheet during training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images | Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

While statistics don't tell the full story in training camp, rookie Shedeur Sanders has put up the best numbers (by far) in the Cleveland Browns' four-man starting quarterback competition.

ESPN Cleveland released its combined quarterback tracker numbers through nine training camp practices, and Sanders owns the highest completion percentage and the most touchdown passes. The Browns' upcoming preseason games will lend more evidence, but Sanders appears to be outperforming fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel and veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett.

Sanders, who missed Saturday's practice due to arm soreness, spent his final two college seasons with the Colorado Buffaloes before landing with the Browns in the fifth round of April's NFL Draft.

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco (15) and quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) look downfield during NFL training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Berea, Ohio. | Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Courtesy of ESPN Cleveland, below is an updated look at how the Browns' four quarterbacks have performed in team drills through nine training camp practices.

Updated Training Camp Camp Cleveland Browns Quarterback Statistics

Joe Flacco: 54-for-92 (58.7 percent), 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions

Shedeur Sanders: 49-for-70 (70.0 percent), 6 touchdowns, 0 interceptions

Kenny Pickett: 23-for-34 (67.6 percent), 3 touchdowns, 1 interception

Dillon Gabriel: 62-for-113 (54.9 percent), 4 touchdowns, 2 interceptions

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Jul 26, 2025; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) talks to a fan during training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images | Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

Despite throwing the second-fewest passes, Sanders has proven capable of leading the offense to points with six touchdown passes. Equally as impressive, he hasn't thrown a single interception.

“I would say I have a deeper level of understanding because I know whenever I get my opportunity, I've got to maximize it," Sanders said at the start of training camp, per the Browns. "That's something you have to change in the mentality standpoint. The mental standpoint is, 'Ok, I've just got to think about what I can do to get better, even if I'm not getting reps in.' It's no problem."

Sanders' training camp completion percentage is similar to what he posted at Colorado over the past two seasons. While leading the Buffs to 13 combined wins and their first non-COVID bowl game since 2016, the youngest son of coach Deion Sanders completed 71.8 percent of his passes (651-of-907) for 7,364 yards, 64 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

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Jul 26, 2025; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) talks to quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) during training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images | Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland Browns Nearing Preseason Opener

Shedeur Sanders' Browns will face former Colorado wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr. and the Carolina Panthers on Friday in their first preseason game. Kickoff in Charlotte is set for 7 p.m. ET (5 p.m. MT) on the NFL Network.

“It’s going to be exciting to see him again,” Horn told reporters after the Panthers' scrimmage Saturday night. “I can’t wait to see how he’s doing out there and get to see him in person. It’s going to be good to see him again. I talk to him here and there, but it’s just gonna be good to reunite with him.”

Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski hasn't revealed his plan for which quarterbacks he'll roll out against the Panthers, but expect Sanders to see ample opportunities in the preseason.


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Jack Carlough
JACK CARLOUGH

Jack Carlough is lead reporter for Colorado Buffaloes on SI. Jack graduated from the University of Colorado with a bachelor's degree in journalism and minors in business and sports media. Born and raised in the Boulder area, Jack began covering Colorado athletics in 2018 and was the head sports editor of the CU Independent during his college career. More recently, he spent over three years as the managing editor of the USA Today Sports Network's Colorado Buffaloes Wire, where he covered Colorado's hiring of head football coach Deion Sanders. Other publications Jack has written for include the Boulder Daily Camera, Left Hand Valley Courier and SB Nation’s Ralphie Report. In 2022, the Colorado Press Association awarded Jack second place in its annual Class 5 Best Sports Column Writing category.