{"id":186851,"date":"2025-07-06T22:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T22:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/186851\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T22:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T22:05:11","slug":"browns-predicted-to-pass-on-arch-manning-for-44-td-star-quarterback-in-2026-nfl-draft-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/186851\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns predicted to pass on Arch Manning for 44-TD star quarterback in 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Browns added four new quarterbacks to the roster this offseason, but none are viable long-term options.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny Pickett, Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel, and Shedeur Sanders will compete for the starting spot in training camp, with Deshaun Watson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/browns\/2025\/06\/whats-up-with-deshaun-watson-and-the-browns-and-whats-the-outlook-insider.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:status for the 2025 campaign in doubt.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">status for the 2025 campaign in doubt.<\/a> However, Pickett and Flacco will be free agents next offseason, and Gabriel and Sanders have uphill battles to establish themselves as potential cornerstones.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Browns could look to select a quarterback in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, and though Texas&#8217; Arch Manning is expected to be the top signal-caller in the class, <a href=\"https:\/\/nflspinzone.com\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-complete-first-round-mock-draft-predictions-01jzdv6jb814\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL Spin Zone&#039;s\u00a0Sayre Bedinger;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL Spin Zone&#8217;s\u00a0Sayre Bedinger<\/a> predicts Cleveland will pass on Manning for LSU quarterback Garrett\u00a0Nussmeier.<\/p>\n<p>Nussmeier, the son of former New Orleans Saints quarterback\u00a0Doug Nussmeier, had a solid 2024 campaign for the Tigers, tossing 29 touchdowns to 12 interceptions with 4,052 yards and a\u00a064.2% completion rate. He also led LSU to a 9-4 record and a win over Baylor in the Texas Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Though he isn&#8217;t the most dynamic athlete, Nussmeier makes up for it with his toughness and exciting arm talent. The 23-year-old has the potential to be a franchise quarterback at the next level, and will be a surefire first-round pick if he posts an impressive 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Browns, who haven&#8217;t drafted a quarterback in the first round since Baker Mayfield in 2018, could be in the position to select their hopeful franchise quarterback in Nussmeier in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/news\/browns-veterans-preferred-starting-quarterback-isnt-shedeur-sanders\/409812006ce71360d6775f55\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Browns veterans have preferred starting quarterback and it isn&#039;t Shedeur Sanders;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Browns veterans have preferred starting quarterback and it isn&#8217;t Shedeur Sanders<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cleveland Browns added four new quarterbacks to the roster this offseason, but none are viable long-term options.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186852,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[615,1842,54,563,1033,7527,7,7770,1802,562,570,55,6,15,6718,17,582],"class_list":{"0":"post-186851","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-arch-manning","9":"tag-baker-mayfield","10":"tag-cleveland-browns","11":"tag-deshaun-watson","12":"tag-dillon-gabriel","13":"tag-doug-nussmeier","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-franchise-quarterback","16":"tag-garrett-nussmeier","17":"tag-joe-flacco","18":"tag-kenny-pickett","19":"tag-new-orleans-saints","20":"tag-nfl","21":"tag-nfl-draft","22":"tag-quarterbacks","23":"tag-shedeur-sanders","24":"tag-the-browns"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114808561725747491","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}