Taylen Green

Dual threat passer. Green averaged 113 rushing attempts and 600.8 rushing yards over the last four years of college (8.8 rushing touchdowns per season). Green has build-up speed and the size to be a goalline threat in the NFL. He's a straight-line runner without a ton of wiggle. He's best viewed as an opportunistic scrambler at the next level with some upside in the designed run game. Green has the arm strength to make every NFL throw necessary. He has easy flick of the wrist velocity. His windup can get long at times, leaving the ball coming out a touch late, though. His accuracy on intermediate throws is decent, with thoughtful ball placement at times, where he's helping his receivers avoid hospital collisions. Green's overall accuracy is spotty, though. His deep ball can lack touch, especially on boundary go balls or corner of the end zone shots. His footwork can lapse at times, which doesn't help his accuracy issues. His second level passes lack touch at times as he resorts to line drive fastballs when he needs to layer the ball. His pocket presence needs refinement. Green is late to feel the rush many times and doesn't have the quick-twitch abilities to bail him out of danger situations. He wasn't tasked with full field reads at Arkansas, but he'll hang on his first read or miss receivers running wide open at times. Green feels a tick late at times getting the ball out. His trigger has to speed up to the pace of the NFL game. Dynasty Outlook: Green is a final-round rookie draft pick dart/taxi squad option. His athleticism is insane, but he has definite shortcomings as a passer. He'll begin his NFL career with the Browns after being selected in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. He'll likely serve as the team's QB4 for the year, with the chance to climb the depth chart if he can prove that he can turn his possible upside into more on-field production in camp and the preseason. The Browns are more likely to give Deshaun Watson or Shedeur Sanders a real chance to be their starter for 2026 (and possibly 2027) than give Green a shot at the job. Green's rushing ability is what buys him a taxi squad spot in Superflex formats.

The Cleveland Browns have selected QB Taylen Green with the No. 182 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Fantasy Impact

The Cleveland Browns have no shortage of quarterbacks after drafting two in last year's draft. However, Taylen Green will likely never play quarterback for the Browns. Instead, expect Cleveland to turn Green into a do-it-all gadget player to take advantage of his athletic abilities. Fantasy players in deeper dynasty leagues should consider Green a late-round sleeper pick in rookie drafts.