You Can Win Games With Shedeur': Colin Cowherd Believes the Cleveland Browns Will Improve with Shedeur Sanders in 2026

Colin Cowherd argues that Shedeur Sanders could lift the Cleveland Browns in 2026, despite a rough rookie stretch in 2025 after entering the lineup in Thanksgiving for an injured Dillon Gabriel. Sanders completed 56.6% of his passes for 1,400 yards, seven touchdowns, and ten interceptions, and added 169 rushing yards on 21 carries with one rushing TD while averaging 8.0 yards per carry. At 24, the Colorado transplant was a 2025 fifth-round pick, and with Kevin Stefanski out, Todd Monken has signaled a competition between Sanders and Deshaun Watson. Cowherd predicted that if Sanders can deliver six to eight wins, the Browns may avoid drafting a quarterback in 2027, with early 2026 tests including road games at the Jaguars and Buccaneers and home games versus the Panthers and Steelers. The Browns, coming off a 5-12 season, boast a young roster led by backs Quinshon Judkins and Dylan Sampson, receivers Jerry Jeudy and rookies KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston, with Isaiah Bond and Harold Fannin Jr. at wideout/teaming roles and Michael Burton in the backfield.