The Cleveland Browns currently have three quarterbacks on the roster. Is this what the team will be doing going forward? Despite being a third-round draft pick last year, Dillon Gabriel might be staring down at being QB3.
The odds-on favorites are veteran Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders being named the starter in Week 1.
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Fagnano is a draft prospect who could compete in camp. His accuracy was 69.1%, and he is known for quick decision-making on the field with a high
IQ. 48 passing touchdowns against just six picks.
QB Joe Fagnano
Draft projection: Round 5
Browns pick: #149
Specifics:
College: Connecticut
Height: 6’-3”
Career Total Passing Touchdowns: 48
Career Interceptions: 6
Career QB Rating: 154.5
Career Rushing Attempts: 93
Career Rushing Yards: 223
Career Total Rushing Touchdowns: 4
Accolades: Second Team All-Coastal Athletic Association, Fenway Bowl Offensive MVP
Positives:
- Quick thinker
- Good pocket presence
- High-TD to low INT ratio
- Operates in rhythm
- High accuracy
- Excels at reading the field
- Can deliver under duress
- High-volume production
Negatives:
- Seventh-year senior, age 25
- Has his potential already maxed out?
- Below-average arm strength
- Not a dynamic runner
- Deep-ball efficiency is low
Expert Draft Site Analysis
Fagnano just wrapped up his seventh year of college football, having played four years at Maine starting in 2019 before heading to Storrs. Fagnano started at least four games in every college season but one (2023, when he dealt with a shoulder injury), but only played a full season in 2022 (his last year at Maine) and 2025. In his first and only full FBS season last year he carved up defenses, completing 69% of his passes to the tune of 8.3 yards per attempt with 28 touchdowns to just a single interception. That accuracy checks out, and he has NFL size at 6-foot-3, 226 pounds, but given his age, he’s maxed out at this point. He was also basically an adult playing against kids last year, which won’t be the case in the NFL. Still, he has the profile of a third quarterback on an NFL team, which could get him drafted late.
