Browns' Taylen Green ceiling is much higher than anyone realizes, and it could trump Shedeur Sanders

"A lot of development is needed," Reid writes, "but a sound plan could result in massive payoff down the road."

Green is a raw quarterback prospect who has some massive accuracy issues. He might not be ready to start an NFL game just yet, but there is one thing he has that the other Browns' QBs don't: potential.

He ran a 4.36-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine and is an overall athletic QB who could be a difference maker for the Browns in the future.

But that future won't come until after the 2026 season, as Oyefusi notes, "Green should spend his rookie season developing behind the scenes."

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Andrew Berry and Todd Monken will have to be patient with Green, but if they are patient and help him develop, Green might turn into one of the best QBs in the league with his sky-high upside.

Green has an incredibly high ceiling due to his athletic upside. If he can just get better as a passer, which is no easy task, then Green might have a case as an elite QB in the NFL.

This "massive payoff" that could come for the Browns is well worth trying to reach. If he doesn't work out, it was a late Day 3 pick used to make such an attempt.

But if he does reach his potential as a passer while maintaining his elite athleticism, then there would be few QBs with the upside of Green, with Sanders almost certainly not matching the ceiling of Green.

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