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Browns Select QB Taylen Green at No. 182

Published 30 April 2026

The Cleveland Browns selected Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green with the 182nd overall pick in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Saturday in Pittsburgh, further crowding an already competitive quarterback room that includes Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel.

Green, a 6-foot-6, 227-pound athlete who started three seasons at Boise State before transferring to Arkansas for his final two years, impressed at the NFL Scouting Combine with a 4.36-second 40-yard dash and a quarterback-record 43.5-inch vertical leap. In his last college season, he completed 60.7 percent of his passes for 2,714 yards with 19 touchdowns and 11 interceptions while rushing for 777 yards and eight scores. Over his career, Green appeared in 46 games, throwing for 9,662 yards, 59 touchdowns and 35 interceptions.

Browns general manager Andrew Berry highlighted Green's physical tools after the selection. "He has size. He has elite speed. He has a big arm," Berry told reporters. "He's going to need some polish with his game, but he has the work ethic and he has the acumen to do so." Berry dismissed speculation about moving Green to another position, such as wide receiver, insisting, "He's...

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