NFL fans just received the biggest update yet regarding the Browns’ quarterback battle.<\/p>\n
As both Cleveland fans and haters wait for the official QB1 designation from the Browns’ top brass, the team’s first unofficial depth chart should offer some pretty clear clues as to which way they’re leaning.<\/p>\n
The document, released Monday, lists the team’s five quarterbacks in the following order: Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson.<\/p>\n
#Browns<\/a> first unofficial depth chart of the 2025 preseason: pic.twitter.com\/lvqC4IGJut<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) August 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n It is not a totally surprising order, considering (1) Flacco had been the presumed frontrunner<\/a> for a few weeks now, (2) Pickett is nursing a hamstring injury<\/a> and (3) Watson has been out for months after rupturing his Achilles in January<\/a>, just months after the initial tear that ended his 2024\u201325 season. But what is interesting to note is how Gabriel, a third-round pick out of Oregon, is listed ahead of Sanders, the former Colorado Buffaloes QB and presumed top-ten pick who ultimately fell to the fifth round.<\/p>\n Will this order hold? Is Gabriel really better than Sanders? Will we all just have to wait and see?<\/p>\n Our money’s on that last option. We’ll find out who’s taking the first snap when the Browns host the Bengals in Week 1 on Sept. 7.<\/p>\n More NFL on Sports Illustrated