How the Browns QB reps are shaking out as Shedeur Sanders and Co. make their pitch to start

Time to read way too much into May snap orders.With the Browns hosting a five-way quarterback competition — we’ll include the injured Deshaun Watson for now — football sleuths will try to dissect each morsel of information to see who will be under center for the AFC North squad in Week 1 against the Browns.The team’s order for Wednesday’s organized team activities featured offseason trade acquisition Kenny Pickett leading off, 2025 third-round pick Dillon Gabriel going second, veteran Joe Flacco third and fifth-round pick Shedeur Sanders bringing up the rear, according to Cleveland.com.Watson is not participating while he recovers from a pair of Achilles surgeries that may sideline him for the entire 2025 season, with the outlet saying it would be “shocking” if he plays.Sanders completed 7 of 9 passes with three touchdowns, while Pickett finished with a 9-for-16 line, Gabriel connected on 11 of 16 passes with two scores and one touchdown and Flacco added one touchdown with a 9-for-14 showing, according to data from ESPN Cleveland.The Browns have one of the most wide-open quarterback competitions in the NFL and the presence of Sanders makes it all the more newsworthy.Sanders has said he believes he will change the franchise like he did at Colorado and Jackson State, but he first will have to beat out the competition.Cleveland.com has reported on multiple occasions that Pickett is the favorite to be the starter, which means Sanders and the others are fighting for the backup spot.That Pickett took the first snaps seemingly carries a little bit more weight in light of that report, although Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski previously said not to read into the order during rookie minicamp when Gabriel’s snaps came before Sanders’.“I wouldn’t look into anything,” Stefanski said earlier this month.“You’ll see the whole weekend, going through the spring, we don’t play too close attention to who’s in there first.”Pickett said before the d...