Frank SchwabSenior writerSat, April 25, 2026 at 8:16 PM UTC·2 min readThe NFL scouting combine was made for players like Taylen Green.
There were some things to like about his college tape at Arkansas, but Green really got the attention of the NFL at the combine. Green, at 6-foot-6 and 227 pounds, set quarterback records with a 43.5-inch vertical and in the broad jump at 11 feet, 2 inches. Green also ran a 4.36 40-yard dash, the second-fastest time for a quarterback at the combine.
Athleticism like that isn’t ignored by NFL teams, especially at quarterback, and the Cleveland Browns certainly took notice. They took him with the first pick of the sixth round, and No. 182 overall, on Saturday during the 2026 NFL Draft.
Taylen Green in the orange and brown!Welcome to the squad, Taylen pic.twitter.com/TkG4VhNiq4
He will join a Browns quarterback room that features Shedeur Sanders, Deshaun Watson as well as Dillon Gabriel. Cleveland drafted both Sanders and Gabriel last year.
They’re all competing for the QB1 job under first-year head coach Todd Monken, who told reporters at voluntary minicamp earlier this month that the position battle isn’t a two-man race between Sanders and Watson.
Green has a long way to go before he’d be an option to start an NFL game at quarterback, but he’ll be a fun player to watch in the preseason and he can be used in specialized packages early in his NFL career.
Because of Green’s shortcomings as a passer, there has been some speculation that he could eventually be a receiver in the NFL. That would take plenty of development too, but Green would immediately become one of the NFL’s most athletic skill-position players.
Green’s role will be a story through his career. The early gamble is on his athleticism translating and leading to Green making an impact in the NFL.